as in to stop
to bring (something) to a standstill
the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church
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Recent Examples of fetch up
Expected to fetch up to $100,000, the jersey was worn by Bryant during two road games.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
The dinosaur remains were estimated to fetch up to $6 million, but the sale far exceeded those expectations.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 July 2024
Fewer than 3,000 examples of the GTX were built, and restored variants are currently fetching up to $150,000.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
Collectors are hungry for ceramics artist Jake Clark’s tributes to storied American hangouts, resulting in pieces that fetch up to five figures.
—Kyra Breslin, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
The dinosaur remains were estimated to fetch up to $6 million, but the sale far exceeded those expectations.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 July 2024
Fewer than 3,000 examples of the GTX were built, and restored variants are currently fetching up to $150,000.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
Collectors are hungry for ceramics artist Jake Clark’s tributes to storied American hangouts, resulting in pieces that fetch up to five figures.
—Kyra Breslin, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
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The Broad Fire burned around 33 acres, but its forward progress was stopped and firefighters were mopping up late Wednesday afternoon, Malibu’s city government said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That future is now starting earlier than the coach planned at USC, with the Trojans desperate for any spark that might stop their disappointing season from snowballing any further.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Biden administration has ramped up efforts that have so far failed to secure cease-fires to end Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas, as well as halt Israel’s bombardment and fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The plane maker had seen most of its airplane production halted since the middle of September as more than 32,000 of its unionized machinists went on strike .Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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But he was caught from behind by defensive back Devin Grant, something that would have been hard to imagine a year ago.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Vele has been targeted eight times on third and fourth down in that span and caught all eight for conversions.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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But an arriving cold front helped stall that fire’s progress.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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She’s fared far better on the Official Singles Downloads tally, where she’s collected 21 smashes that have stalled between Nos. 1 and 10.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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So pull up a chair and take a read of some of our best stories of the week, plus a look at what’s coming next week.Peter Green, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
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Doolittle told jurors Velazquez-Diaz pulled up to where Lorenzo-Olivera's car was broken down, pulled a gun out of his pocket and shot Lorenzo-Olivera in the head.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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His allies around Washington have drawn up a detailed agenda, one that Harris and her allies have successfully weaponized to the point that some Project 2025’s authors have already been blackballed from any access to Trump.Philip Elliott / Houston, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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The suits worn by its SpaceX Dragon astronauts were originally drawn up with the help of Jose Fernandezm, who is a Hollywood costume designer and thought the suits were meant for a film wardrobe.David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
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So, hit the post office if needed and check your mail Election Day.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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In July, presidential candidate Donald Trump name checked the idea during an appearance at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville.Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mountain Vista vs. Fairview, TBA No. 7 Fairview beat No. 10 Chatfield, 42-15: Sophomore QB Ki Ellison threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Fairview (11-0) claimed its first playoff victory in five years to stay unbeaten on the season.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Microdosing a new trend to provide a very low dosage to take off the edge but to stay focused.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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