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drives the same beat-up truck he had in high school
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If your boss has been lugging around the same beat-up backpack or book bag for years, upgrade him or her to this luxe leather bag from Dr Martens.
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Tim Chan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Orlando is coming into the matchup beat-up and missing very key pieces.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Prediction: Mavericks win 110-107
This is queued up to be a key Western Conference matchup featuring two of the top contending teams with two MVP candidates.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The light is still red as a seemingly chirpy, clueless couple pulls alongside her in a beat-up minivan, seeking directions.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Police later hypnotized the witness, who was an auto body repairman, and were able to get a better description of the vehicle: a maroon-reddish 1970 Dodge Polara with a beat-up white vinyl top and its passenger door smashed in, according to a Statesman article from 1980.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
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Tim Chan, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Orlando is coming into the matchup beat-up and missing very key pieces.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Prediction: Mavericks win 110-107
This is queued up to be a key Western Conference matchup featuring two of the top contending teams with two MVP candidates.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The light is still red as a seemingly chirpy, clueless couple pulls alongside her in a beat-up minivan, seeking directions.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Police later hypnotized the witness, who was an auto body repairman, and were able to get a better description of the vehicle: a maroon-reddish 1970 Dodge Polara with a beat-up white vinyl top and its passenger door smashed in, according to a Statesman article from 1980.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Beat-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat-up. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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