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Recent Examples of gear up
The first Grand Slam tournament of 2025 continues on Thursday, and tennis fans worldwide are gearing up for the third round of the Australian Open, set to kick off tonight.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
China claims Taiwan as its own and is gearing up to assert its control over the island through coercion or a potential invasion.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
House panels at the center of tech policy are gearing up for a busy year.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles red flag warning expects winds that could fan the flames
Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt shares on 'Special Report' how California residents and firefighters are gearing up for extreme Santa Ana winds in the forecast.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
China claims Taiwan as its own and is gearing up to assert its control over the island through coercion or a potential invasion.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
House panels at the center of tech policy are gearing up for a busy year.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles red flag warning expects winds that could fan the flames
Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt shares on 'Special Report' how California residents and firefighters are gearing up for extreme Santa Ana winds in the forecast.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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At the same time, Democrats and advocacy groups are expected to mount significant opposition, both in Congress and in the court of public opinion, as the debate over the future of federal student loan programs intensifies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Cunningham Finally, Nvidia has changed its cooler—whereas most OEM GPUs mount all their fans on the top of the GPU, Nvidia has historically placed one fan on each side of the card.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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New hair in weird places, problems with his teeth, a growing inability to understand his wife… steel yourselves for the unimaginable horror of a man nearing 40!—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Jan. 2025
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Exhausted, emotionally tapped and expecting additional red flag warnings to start the week, the city is steeling itself for the unfathomable.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Milk can be fortified with up to 84 IU of vitamin D per 100 grams, according to the Food and Drug Administration's website.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Vistra has been fortifying their nuclear power generation capability including a $3.2 billion dollar deal to acquire a 15% stake in a subsidiary firm, Vistra Vision.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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The office now is responsible for educating and developing strategies with the military on how to reduce civilian harm and working with allied nations on harm reduction strategies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Three years later, Anaheim Union High School District trustees passed a resolution to sue Mexico for $50 million for the cost of educating people like me, who were the children of unauthorized immigrants.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Dodgers, though, also are schooling opponents with a relentless mindset not enough rival ownerships share.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Today, millions of people around the world depend on the program, including not just those on daily medications paid for by PEPFAR but also 7 million AIDS orphans whose basic needs — from schooling to food and clothing – are covered.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Boston residents are bracing for more wintry weather as the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a snow squall threat through Wednesday.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Traders are also bracing for a smaller-than-normal move in the market.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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As everyone was readying to head back home, a wildfire ignited outside of Spokane.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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The pair fill up on ice cream and burgers at the airport, readying for a plainer diet soon enough.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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In October, the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers changed uniform colors to prepare for high temperatures at Levi’s Stadium.—
Sam Joseph,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Women who ease into using AI—perhaps using generative AI to draft a challenging email or prepare talking points for a meeting—quickly discover how these tools can augment their work and amplify their voices and expertise.—
Erin Grau,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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