line up

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Recent Examples of line up Look to the sky Friday night for the rare chance to see seven planets lined up. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 Musk also has grand ambitions of sending the first Starships to Mars in late 2026, the next time that Earth and Mars line up, followed by crewed flights in 2028. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 The companies have to line up a launch provider, build the lander and run all the mission communication. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 He is ranked No. 5 among wide receivers and has official visits lined up to Miami, USC, Texas A&M and LSU this summer, per his social media. Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line up
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  • Establishing a fully independent judiciary will be essential for organizing free elections, managing political disputes, and rehabilitating the economy, since international investment is often tied to confidence in a country’s legal systems.
    PATRICK VINCK, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Approach: Pick one routine task — like organizing emails — and let an AI or smart filter handle it for a week.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Only two percent of eligible African Americans in Dallas County were registered to vote in 1965.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Ohio Wisconsin Missouri Persona maps from Cambridge Analytica documents See a detailed view of voters grouped by persona in each of the states targeted by Cambridge.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Geometry should instead be grouped with trigonometry in precalculus courses because these kinds of math are more naturally related, Dalal suggested.
    Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • Offensive line coach John Benton, run game coordinator Rick Dennison and run game specialist Justin Outten are considered key additions to Kubiak’s staff in part because of their ability to identify and develop O-line talent that aligns with the scheme.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
  • So Clement is now aligned with Adams’ lawyers who want the case dropped permanently, while Bove wants to leave open the possibility to continue the prosecution.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • This parallels one of the most consequential decisions in any merger or acquisition: determining the leadership team for the combined entity.
    Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Jeanine’s arc directly parallels Salome’s inability to handle her own extreme emotions.
    E.R. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • The judge ordered the parties to confer on a briefing schedule.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
  • At their arraignment late Wednesday, a Brooklyn Criminal Court judge ordered the couple put on supervised release without bail.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Stone paired the look with matching burgundy satin sandals from the brand and also wore Louis Vuitton High Jewelry pieces from the Deep Time collection.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Scarlett Johanssen In De Beers The awards presenter chose more than 80 carats of diamonds by De Beers London, including the Midnight Aura necklace and earrings, to accessorize her sapphire blue velvet Thierry Mugler gown and matching gloves.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • Three years later, Ade arranged a romantic trip to Italy for the couple with the intention of asking Houston to be his wife.
    Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And with its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, arranging, connecting and customizing elements has never been easier.
    Carly Schnurr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Line up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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