as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
unfortunately, when he was in college, weekends were largely given up to binge drinking
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Season 3 tugs a similar string by dedicating Episode 7 to two instrumental moments from Ian and Poppy’s childhood.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Trump dedicated vast resources during his 2024 bid for president toward ensuring election integrity, including deploying thousands of poll watchers and attorneys to monitor the vote.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the series, FitzGerald devotes one episode to rising insurance premiums for housing in Florida because of increasing flood risks, and how the risk initially was underpriced in order to encourage development there.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Living relatively modestly for most of the year allows Brewer to devote significant funds toward her life’s passion: travel.—
Ryan Ermey,Zachary Green,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Of course, the effect is that the trading landscape as a whole becomes less transparent, which ultimately hurts price discovery—the process by which the real value of an asset is set by demand and supply.—
Daniel Schlaepfer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The living wage and minimum wage differ — living wage factors in basic expenses while minimum wage is set by state law.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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While Jun-no’s priority is saving the company, more than a few executives are focused on saving themselves.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The anime follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Give up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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