line up

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Recent Examples of line up Almost everything lines up — except for an adequate draft slot if the draftniks are correct. Tim Graham, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Now, Tsunoda will line up alongside Verstappen starting at his home race, the Japanese Grand Prix, on April 6. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025 Advertisement The group lined up to enter the Santuario della Spogliazione — a somber church, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, marking the spot where more than 800 years ago St. Francis renounced his family’s wealth. Time, 27 Mar. 2025 That actually lined up with how Teigen wanted to play her banker. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line up
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Verb
  • Ortiz, one of Del Records’ artists, had been scheduled to perform at a concert organized by Pérez in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, when the promoter was sanctioned, FBI Special Agent Lauren Radke wrote in an affidavit filed in court.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Diaz’s sister-in-law organized a GoFundMe account to raise money for funeral expenses.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Rare ‘Big 12’ Victories Aside from Vasco da Gama, the only side from Rio or São Paulo to win on opening day, only two more teams from Brazil’s famous big 12 registered three points.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The most important thing is where this virus is, where these diseases were registered.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Existing approaches to continual learning can be grouped into three main categories, each of which seeks to address catastrophic forgetting by striking the right balance between stability and plasticity.
    Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The Play 6 appears to be the brightest of that grouping too, with its light source reportedly putting out 500 ISO lumens (the Freestyle is rated for 230 ANSI lumens while the Freedo can manage 450 ISO lumens).
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Harris also aligned himself with Casey Nesbit, running unopposed for township clerk, Cassandra Holbert Elston, uncontested reelection as assessor without an opponent, and Antwon Russell, challenged by Republican Tim DeYoung for highway commissioner.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Trump criticized them on social media, urging them to align with his agenda.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • Big picture Wedbush’s read on Texas Roadhouse parallels the positive outlook that Darden Restaurants shared for the casual dining industry in a post-earnings call last week.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This surge in female consumers parallels a growing presence of women in key industry positions.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The commission concluded the project can go forward, but ordered a series of conditions.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Each of the drug lords was sentenced to 40 years in Mexican prison, though a judge ordered Caro Quintero released in 2013 on a technicality.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Eovaldi tied a Rangers club record with nine strikeouts on Opening Day, matching Lance Lynn’s performance against the Rockies in 2020, and limited the Red Sox to just three hits over six innings.
    Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
  • When actions do not match expectations, credibility fades.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Fran arranged a private flight for Marcos to Buenos Aires, which was also the same flight Martina was on to meet Fran as well.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Toss radishes with olive oil, pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet; arrange cut side-down.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025

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