as in to add (to)
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Verb
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The Fed is guided by a dual mandate to keep inflation under control and maximize employment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 July 2025 -
Building a culture of understanding and enthusiasm around AI is essential for long-term adoption and maximizing its potential within your small business.—
Ibrahim Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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In a LinkedIn post, Farley called for speeding up permitting processes, increasing spending on vocational training, leveraging robotics and augmented reality to help with these spaces and suggested an AmeriCorps-type program for these roles.—
Breana Noble,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Under such a scenario, production would rapidly increase as would dollars facilitating same.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The view is fine thanks to the LG Ultrafine, a 27-inch 4K monitor that pumps up the pixel density.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 July 2025
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At Akins Ford in Winder, Georgia, located about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta, the campaign pumped up second quarter sales by 11%, most of which were new customers turning in imports and other brands, to buy Ford SUVs and pickups, owner Brad Akins said.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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Mamdani has focused his campaign on populist messaging, emphasized door-to-door ground outreach and built up his campaign coffers with small dollar donations.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Choose solutions that augment human intelligence—leveraging AI, behavioral science and automation to unlock capacity, not just cut costs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Whether through the Deloitte Global FoF framework or others, leaders can benefit from taking a structured approach to investing in smart operations and to accelerating the convergence of IT and OT.—
John England,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The measure also guts investment in clean energy at a moment when climate disruption is not only real but also accelerating.—
Thomas Kahn,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Verb
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With the reciprocal tariffs, Trump is effectively blowing up the rules governing world trade.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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In doing so, Trump has blown up any talk about a post-American era.—
Hal Brands,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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It was created by first taking hundreds of images and stacking them together, drawing out faint color differences during processing — particularly titanium (blue) and iron (orange and brown).—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Reunion host Nick Viall drew out the suspense, announcing the two new ballroom additions.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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