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• The cafe housed about 30 cats that were up for adoption.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
• Celebs have called upon the best of the best in glam to set them up for success.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
• Next up for the Chiefs is an Oct. 8 game against the Minnesota Vikings.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
• Sixty seats in the Arizona House are up for grabs in 2024.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
• Introduce him to all the Okies and sign that boy up for the choir!
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2024
• And right now, the glamour market for EVs is up for grabs.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• Dice it up for a simple side dish, or scoop it out and puree it for soup.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• Don’t get your hopes up for a Key & Peele reunion any time soon.
  — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2024
• These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024
• These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
• These are the pets up for adoption in Phoenix-area shelters this week.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
• These are the other awards up for grabs: Best costumes.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
• And there are even winter jackets up for grabs that are a steal.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
• The failure rewired Lyles’ approach and set him up for the success of these past three years.
  — Sean Gregory, TIME, 27 June 2024
• Everyone else is up for the gauntlet and has been in that game a long time.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
• If none of Grandpa’s grandkids are up for a chess match, no prob.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
• My goal was to set this program up for the next guy to come in and have success, not have to rebuild.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
• Tester is among two Democrats up for reelection in states that Trump won in 2020.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 June 2024
• Here are our other favorite reads from Quartz and elsewhere from the past week to set you up for the week ahead.
  — Susan Howson, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
• Earlier this year, the band was up for their first trophy in more than half a decade.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
• The blue team’s Brynn, Ryan and James were up for elimination.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 20 July 2023
• She'll be joined in the tour by Baldwin, who is up for reelection next year.
  — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• Serena: Some of the musicians felt the same way, but most were up for the challenge.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
• Every seat in both the state House of Delegates and state Senate was up for grabs.
  — Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• The pop superstar’s tickets aren’t the only prizes up for grabs.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
• The One that’s up for sale is finished in glossy black over a black interior.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2024
• Two spots on the Arkansas Court of Appeals are up for election in 2024.
  — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
• There are 110 seats up for grabs in the state House of Representatives.
  — Bella Bakeman, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024
• At the age of 12, his parents signed him up for a programming class at the local YMCA.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
• If bags don’t float your boat, there is plenty of jewelry up for grabs, too.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024