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Recent Examples of gear up
The first Grand Slam tournament of 2025 continues on Thursday, and tennis fans worldwide are gearing up for the third round of the Australian Open, set to kick off tonight.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
China claims Taiwan as its own and is gearing up to assert its control over the island through coercion or a potential invasion.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
House panels at the center of tech policy are gearing up for a busy year.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles red flag warning expects winds that could fan the flames
Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt shares on 'Special Report' how California residents and firefighters are gearing up for extreme Santa Ana winds in the forecast.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
China claims Taiwan as its own and is gearing up to assert its control over the island through coercion or a potential invasion.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
House panels at the center of tech policy are gearing up for a busy year.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles red flag warning expects winds that could fan the flames
Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt shares on 'Special Report' how California residents and firefighters are gearing up for extreme Santa Ana winds in the forecast.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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At the same time, Democrats and advocacy groups are expected to mount significant opposition, both in Congress and in the court of public opinion, as the debate over the future of federal student loan programs intensifies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Cunningham Finally, Nvidia has changed its cooler—whereas most OEM GPUs mount all their fans on the top of the GPU, Nvidia has historically placed one fan on each side of the card.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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New hair in weird places, problems with his teeth, a growing inability to understand his wife… steel yourselves for the unimaginable horror of a man nearing 40!—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Jan. 2025
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Exhausted, emotionally tapped and expecting additional red flag warnings to start the week, the city is steeling itself for the unfathomable.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Milk can be fortified with up to 84 IU of vitamin D per 100 grams, according to the Food and Drug Administration's website.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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In response, the government, with UNICEF support, began providing school meals to public school students containing more protein, fruits and vegetables, and rice fortified with essential vitamins and nutrients, along with iron and folic acid supplements.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Eaddy says the focus of the festival is to entertain, educate and inspire Black story tellers who have a desire to create stories of the struggles and the joys of the Black community.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Jan. 2025
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Face the facts as to what some Republicans believe about who should be educated, who should have the opportunities to advance themselves, who should have advanced degrees, who should be doctors and lawyers and engineers and scientists.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Dodgers, though, also are schooling opponents with a relentless mindset not enough rival ownerships share.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Today, millions of people around the world depend on the program, including not just those on daily medications paid for by PEPFAR but also 7 million AIDS orphans whose basic needs — from schooling to food and clothing – are covered.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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As oil lobbyists eagerly game out how to dismantle regulation, the clean energy industry is bracing for trouble ahead.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement As Donald Trump’s inauguration nears, the group is bracing for what the future might bring under a president who has vowed to send military troops to the border and launch mass deportations on Day One.—
Mariana Martínez Barba,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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As everyone was readying to head back home, a wildfire ignited outside of Spokane.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pair fill up on ice cream and burgers at the airport, readying for a plainer diet soon enough.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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As Trump prepares to take over the White House, many of Biden's policies could be undone, including his work to deliver student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Every autumn, as the leaves turn golden and football fever sweeps across America, players of all levels prepare for the season ahead.—
Monty Davis,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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