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as in to appear
to come into view
normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups
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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
the band showed up an hour late
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as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
were shown up for what they really are
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Cincinnati Enquirer readers showed up to choose the next Student of the Week for the period ending Oct. 18.
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
The first bits of Apple Intelligence are starting to show up on people’s phones.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
Hopefully, the Texas OGs that showed up in the video will hop on a remix.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Meaning: Aid, help Origin: Greek Portia Portia shows up in a few Shakespeare plays, including Julius Caesar.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
The first bits of Apple Intelligence are starting to show up on people’s phones.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
Hopefully, the Texas OGs that showed up in the video will hop on a remix.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Meaning: Aid, help Origin: Greek Portia Portia shows up in a few Shakespeare plays, including Julius Caesar.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
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That appears to be the case with Andrew McCabe, former deputy director of the FBI.Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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Astronomers hoped to find evidence of a planet lurking within this disk, but the new images show that there doesn't appear to be any.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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By that time, a patrol car had arrived with two policemen.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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The move arrives after months of entertainment industry workers in the Los Angeles area speaking out about a lack of employment opportunities in the iconic production hub.Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
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The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety from living in a crowded single room, and face food insecurity because some hotel rooms don’t have kitchens.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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But as the game show’s producers and killers will find out, this desperate man will break all the rules and expose the show’s dark secrets.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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Historical property crises in other countries like Japan (in the 1990s) and the U.S. (in 2008) show that unless the crisis in China is addressed, prices could correct further, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook noted.Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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Polls show Harris and former President Trump locked in a razor thin race that will likely be decided by small margins in a few key battlegrounds.Erin Doherty, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Breaking up Boeing might uncover latent wealth by allowing its key sectors to run independently, free from the operational weight of the bigger conglomerate, much as GE's separation let its divisions streamline operations and better match investor interests.Jim Osman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Unearthed In the mountains of Uzbekistan, a research team used lasers strapped to a flying robot to uncover two cities buried and lost for centuries.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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Now, the girl’s account, detailed in court documents, is giving a first glimpse into what unfolded.Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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The bankruptcy process has unfolded in molasses-like fashion over the past 18 months, with Diamond presenting its plan to creditors for how to emerge and resume its previous role in the ecosystem.Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Even Meghan Markle recently got in on the Argent action, wearing the brand’s white knit top on her and Prince Harry’s recent tour of Columbia.Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2024
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The first step is to keep digging at what continues to get in the way of lasting change.Emily Edlynn, PhD, Parents, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Show up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/show%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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