as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
I can probably scare up my old textbooks if you need them
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LeBron, Steph and Co. last week scared up 10.9 million viewers on NBC and Peacock during their 110-84 afternoon win against Serbia, a bit shy of the 12.7 million viewers who watched Biles and the rest of the squad win the gold in last Tuesday’s team competition.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2024
More to the point, NBC’s deliveries thus far are exceeding expectations; after the opening ceremony scared up 28.6 million viewers across all platforms and dayparts, Saturday’s coverage drew another 32.2 million onlookers, while the Sunday showcase notched a staggering 41.5 million impressions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
In fact, Alien would end up becoming one of the top-grossing movies of 1979, setting house records on its opening weekend on its way to scaring up $106 million at the worldwide box office.
—Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024
Since the shambolic first presidential debate scared up 51.27 million viewers, it’s been apparent that a broad swath of the country is paying close attention to Biden vs. Trump II, even if interest in the tussle has cooled since the two first took off the gloves four years ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2024
More to the point, NBC’s deliveries thus far are exceeding expectations; after the opening ceremony scared up 28.6 million viewers across all platforms and dayparts, Saturday’s coverage drew another 32.2 million onlookers, while the Sunday showcase notched a staggering 41.5 million impressions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
In fact, Alien would end up becoming one of the top-grossing movies of 1979, setting house records on its opening weekend on its way to scaring up $106 million at the worldwide box office.
—Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024
Since the shambolic first presidential debate scared up 51.27 million viewers, it’s been apparent that a broad swath of the country is paying close attention to Biden vs. Trump II, even if interest in the tussle has cooled since the two first took off the gloves four years ago.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 July 2024
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