as in to add (to)
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Targeted incentives: Rather than across-the-board raises, targeted incentives for specific shortage areas and high-need schools maximize limited resources.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025 -
This will minimize fuel consumption and maximize payload capacity for small satellite launch vehicles, particularly beneficial for cost-effective commercial satellite launches.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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Israel has also increased public funding for projects by Israeli filmmakers from West Bank settlements — the very enterprise that the film No Other Land criticizes as taking over Palestinian homes and land.—
Nuha Musleh,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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The proposal would increase the budget of the seven SODCs by about $28 million, or almost 5%.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Even a snarky Come Dine with Me-style voiceover would pump up the jam (literally and figuratively).—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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But in the meantime, Trump’s words alone can pump up the price, raising even more concerns about his and his administration’s potential conflicts of interest.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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In Season 2, the tension between the two couples had already built up quite a bit as well.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is more closely aligned with Washington’s efforts to build up domestic chip manufacturing, which began in earnest with the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act .—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Possibilities include accelerating drug discovery, augmenting preclinical or clinical research, predicting potential product quality issues and optimizing testing protocols.—
Aman Wasan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Conrad called steel guitarist Justin Schipper in to augment the band the next day at The Smoakstack, a studio loaded with guitars — and ceramic figures — in Nashville’s Berry Hill neighborhood.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Probably the most significant factor is the company's ever-present pressure to accelerate, even while taking on more and more challenging tasks.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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The staggering investment levels, impressive ROI reports, and accelerating adoption rates signal a technology crossing the threshold from emerging to essential.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The song has made its way onto the Rain Man and Hangover soundtracks, been covered by the Grateful Dead, and was recently revived (or destroyed) with a rendition that blew up on TikTok.—
Harriet Shepherd,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the talks blew up after JD Vance falsely accused Zelensky of being ungrateful.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Stronger relations with Russia could also jeopardize the U.S.'s role mediating peace negotiations with Ukraine and draw out the war.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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But in Europe, a momentous political shift was under way, with street protests against the Russian invasion drawing out hundreds of thousands of people.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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