as in to tidy (up)
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The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards.
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But reporting from the Coconut Grove Grapevine late last year suggests that the flooding projects that make up about half of the $400 million bond are the farthest behind compared to the affordable housing and parks projects.
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The concept as drawn up would open up traffic passage and, in fact, feed into freer movement through an area soon to open an entertainment district and revitalized riverfront trail.
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Keller Williams has drawn up a rendering and cost estimate for a pool to sit in the natural landscape.
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And, more broadly, country-level plans that lay out investable climate projects across different countries received top billing at different forums.
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And so the goal that lawmakers have stated for this bill and that a lot of the provisions lay out is to tackle some of the bottlenecks and some of the problems that have kept us from providing the level of housing supply that the country needs over time.
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“Straighten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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