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as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
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as in to preserve
to keep in good condition
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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as in to remain
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation
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Recent Examples of keep up
Smoothie King developed the GLP-1 Support Menu with the help of Molly Kimball, RD, CSSD, a registered dietitian with Ochsner Health, to keep up with heath trends and the growing popularity of GLP-1 drugs.
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Ewing defended Papagayo and Vive’s work in getting migrants housed at a time when the city was struggling to keep up with a massive daily influx of migrants in late 2023 and early 2024.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Global Foundries just didn’t have enough research and development (R&D) budget, and with limited production and revenue, struggled to keep up with market leaders.
—Craig Barrett, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Jones kept up his smooth tone over the decades, and credited one decision in particular for that longevity.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Ewing defended Papagayo and Vive’s work in getting migrants housed at a time when the city was struggling to keep up with a massive daily influx of migrants in late 2023 and early 2024.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Global Foundries just didn’t have enough research and development (R&D) budget, and with limited production and revenue, struggled to keep up with market leaders.
—Craig Barrett, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Jones kept up his smooth tone over the decades, and credited one decision in particular for that longevity.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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He is survived by his daughter Heather Edwards, brother Bill, and a granddaughter, as well as another daughter, Sallie Edwards, who told the New York Times that complications from a stroke were the cause of his death.Michael Savio, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Without Curry, the team was able to survive behind strong performances from guard Buddy Hield and forward Jonathan Kuminga.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both great powers and smaller states know by now that the best way to deal with Trump is to shower him with pomp and circumstance, abstain from fact-checking him in public, make flashy but token concessions, and remain secure that by and large their core interests will be preserved.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jewish pioneers’ history here has been preserved at Leadville’s Temple Israel, built in 1884 for a community that then numbered some 400 and contributed to business and municipal life.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Whether these sweeping changes will be enough to turn the tide remains a point of debate among experts.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Eagles miss another kick Rohan Nadkarni Jake Elliott missed a 51-yard kick, and the score remains 7-0 Commanders.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In Oakland, the protests lasted for several days and resulted in the arrests of 30 people.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The 2008 strike lasted eight weeks and cost the company about $100 million daily in deferred revenue.David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Over the next five years, as the convener of the Atlas, the Group on Earth Observations has ambitious plans to support countries and organizations to make headline progress on the 30 x 30 nature target which calls for 30% of the earth’s land and sea to be conserved.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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As the spacecraft, launched in September 1977, ages, the team has slowly turned off components to conserve power, allowing Voyager 1 to send back unique science data from 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) away.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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More meaningful, perhaps, is the criticism that reflects the continuing divisions between the party’s left and center that Biden’s presidency papered over — a conflict that seems destined to be revived in the coming months and years.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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A lot of the anti-woke people describe wokeness as this kind of major threat to Western civilization, to the prevailing order.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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The company anticipates using or redeploying cash resources to support its business within the context of prevailing market conditions.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Upset at California’s gasoline prices (around $1.50 a gallon above the national average), Newsom blamed corporate greed and signed a law that forces oil companies to maintain larger reserves – a costly regulation that might increase prices further.Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the Senate, Democrats are similarly one seat away from a supermajority: Democrats and Republicans each flipped one seat last week to maintain the 23-12 status quo in the chamber.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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