as in to think (up)
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Case in point: While flying back home to New York after visiting her sister in Los Angeles, her son threw up for the first time in his life—in the middle of a flight.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025 -
Some of this could be coming from a place of a fanbase that has thrown up its collective hands at the franchise.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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With a bus system known for being unreliable and inconvenient, some advocates and commuters say work will need to be done to rebuild trust with riders and to entice new ones to see the bus as a viable option.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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His approach was patient and decisive, allow the company as a whole to rebuild trust and achieve significant financial growth.—
David Villa,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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While replacing a roof may be fairly straightforward in hurricane country, protecting a home from wildfire can mean retrofitting many parts of the house, as well as continually maintaining flammable vegetation in the yard.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 June 2025
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The airplane was an unwieldy, twin-engine ex-bomber, retrofitted with fuel tanks where formerly the bombs would have been held.—
David Rooney
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Rig (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rig%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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