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The company restarted uranium extraction at its Christensen Ranch Mine in Wyoming in August 2024, with ramp-up expected to continue into early 2025. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024 The most significant improvements to Israel’s policies on humanitarian access followed a ramp-up of U.S. pressure during the early months of this year, and the progress collapsed after that pressure receded. Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024 Management noted delays in the timing of lithography demand, particularly for extreme ultraviolet (‘EUV') systems—ASML's core product—due to slower ramp-ups in fabrication. Gurufocus, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 The effects of his dramatic workload ramp-up, if any, are yet to be seen. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ramp-up 

Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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