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In the meantime, Durán also caught Canning’s ramp-up starts at Triple-A El Paso, so that was an opportunity to give Fermin an extra breather.—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 Behind the story One of the really big stories on my beat covering China for the last decade has been Beijing's intensive ramp-up in detaining and persecuting Uyghurs, a primarily Muslim ethnic minority.—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026 And in the next five years, the total shortfall will hit 11 million jobs when including a ramp-up in retirement.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026 OTAs will mark the start of a methodical ramp-up for the former Texas back, with important, physical tests to come this summer.—Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ramp-up
Word History
Etymology
derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2