as in to turn up
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In Episode 2 of If Not For My Girls, the ladies turn up the flavor—and the feels—with a floating brunch that brings connection and culture to the forefront.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 July 2025 -
Thompson was subsequently arrested and a search of his phone turned up images of other girls — ages 7, 9, 11 and 14 — using the restroom.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Responding to a 911 call placed by the surviving victim, officers with the Austin Police Department arrived at 804 East Braker Lane and found both occupants suffering from gunshot wounds.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The 28-year-old victim, reportedly an Italian cryptocurrency trader, arrived in New York City from Italy in early May.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Gotham City Police haven't shown up in Detroit, but the Bat Signal will light up the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center this week to celebrate Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Batman 1989 concert.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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The money demand: Only two movers showed up and demanded S.B. pay an extra $500 before unloading at the delivery point.—
David J. Neal
July 23,
Miami Herald,
23 July 2025
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So far in 2025, only two live albums have managed to reach that region — and that number doubles this week. BTS Returns to the Top 10 BTS returns to the highest tier on the Billboard 200 this week with its first live album, Permission to Dance On Stage (Live).—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The officer who punched him claimed in his police report that McNeil reached toward the floor of the car, where deputies later found the knife.—
Jeff Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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Tim Blake Nelson, a longtime character actor who has featured in Marvel's The Incredible Hulk and Captain America: Brave New World, is drawing on his Hollywood experience as inspiration for a new novel.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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The initiative draws on mentorship, research, community engagement and allyship to address the gender gap with clear targets and sustained momentum.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Now entering his eighth year in the league, Dončić’s transformation comes at a time when he’s viewed more as a veteran than a wunderkind on a team that came up short of Lakers fans’ ever-lofty high expectations after their first-round playoff loss in May.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Weiss came up with the phrase as many international aid groups saw their budgets cut dramatically by the Trump administration with accusations of being wasteful yet did not speak up to defend the programs that came to a halt.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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More: Bourbon, other U.S. spirits could soon be hit with retaliatory EU tariffs.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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The floods that hit the Hill Country nearly three weeks ago killed dozens of young girls at Camp Mystic, many of whose families live in the Houston region.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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On this day in 1952: With the establishment of its constitution, Puerto Rico attained self-government as an unincorporated commonwealth of the United States, 54 years after it was invaded by U.S. forces.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Hogan rose to prominence as a wrestler in the 1970s but attained superstardom in the 1980s as part of the World Wrestling Federation, now the WWE.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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“Waltz (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waltz%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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