as in to add (to)
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No need to pore over spreadsheets and calculate the perfect ratio of farmers per land plot to maximize yields like in Banished, for example.—
Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025 -
The Knicks represent the biggest media market in the USA which, duh, will maximize Eastern Conference Finals TV ratings.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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Autism rates increased, again: But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Net income increased almost thirteenfold last year to $192.4 million from $15.3 million in 2023.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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After stealing Game 1, normally, the Warriors would have been pumped up.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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We’re all pumped up and ready to give it our all for this album and performance.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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For years, scientists assumed that Venus' crust would gradually build up without this process , growing thicker as new rock stacked on top.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Automate Administrative Tasks Generative AI can help augment your human capital efforts by taking over routine tasks.—
Heather Peters,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Businesses ready to explore how crypto payments can accelerate growth are invited to connect directly through the Vantack platform.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Comment with strategy and purpose The next secret to accelerated growth lives in your LinkedIn commenting strategy.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Here's why Cassie said Combs threatened to 'blow up' Kid Cudi's car During cross-examination, Ventura Fine was asked about her relationship with rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Sometime after the rapper’s car blew up, Combs, Ventura and Kid Cudi had a meeting at the Soho House about their relationship.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Will there be any limits on the Court’s new rule? Democratic Justice Elena Kagan, for her part, spent much of the argument trying to draw out the implications of her Court’s new approach to religion.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
30 Apr. 2025
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But Sammie doesn’t just have a gift for music; his voice is otherworldly and draws out the supernatural beings within the town, who want to stake their claim to him.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Bump (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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