as in to roll up
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Bánh chưng steaming, dumplings sizzling, and drinks free flowing, hosts and guests alike best roll up their sleeves for the revelry.—
Ingu Chen,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Lifelong New England Patriots fan Eric Jellison never imagined that rolling up his sleeve to donate blood would send him to the Super Bowl.—
Logan Hall,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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And his phone blew up with calls from debt collectors.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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This chili is packed with three types of beans that bulk it up without having to buy a lot of pricey meat.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Add shredded chicken to bulk it up further, or finish it with a dollop of sour cream, some fresh cilantro, or a bit of shredded cheese.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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The concern is not only the surge in killings, but the increasing brazenness with which they are carried out.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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For example, rising temperatures have direct harms on health by increasing risk of dehydration and causing more stress on the heart.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Germany has committed 100 billion euros to modernize its military, and Poland is building up its armed forces with a goal of amassing 300,000 troops.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Spence, 27, will be built up as a starter.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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These practices included charging high interest rates under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, imposing unlawful charges to inflate balances, and compounding interest.—
Chase Jordan
February 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Residents, including dozens during recent public meetings and out in the community, have expressed concerns that having a stadium in Wyandotte County and paying for the infrastructure upgrades needed to make that happen will inflate their home values and increase their property tax bills.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The information will be incorporated into the NEMO ocean model, which forms part of the UK Earth System Model, improving predictions as polar ice loss accelerates with rising global temperatures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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