as in to tidy (up)
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Even though the amount of each check is lower, investing it in the stock market, which averages an annual return of 10%, could make up for that loss and more.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025 -
Daylight robbery, gossip girls, tense breakfast chats and plenty of new revelations all make up this week’s episode of The White Lotus.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Unlike the single-state USSR largely led centrally by Moscow, the EU constitutes a supranational entity consisting of independent nations that adhere to a common set of laws drawn up and approved by participating representatives of member states.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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During a timeout prior to the game winning shot, Knights coach Oscar Lopez said the play was drawn up specifically for Dorantes.—
Lou Ponsi,
Orange County Register,
21 Feb. 2025
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The conservative agenda laid out by Trump allies in Project 2025 calls for moving some HUD functions to other agencies, states or localities.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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The 10-year budget lays out instructions for tax and spending cuts to various House committees.—
Margot Sanger-Katz,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors said James, who competed in the 100m butterfly in 2012 and was training to become a police officer just before his 2022 arrest, groomed the two girls before raping them, The Guardian reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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If Holland leaves in free agency, maybe Georgia safety Malaki Starks? Dolphins also need an upgrade behind Tagovailoa, either a trade for a veteran better than Tyler Huntley or drafting a prospect to groom.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Straighten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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