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Latin America At Chile’s rate meeting, cooler-than-expected inflation data likely sews up a quarter-point rate cut to 5.25%.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
How Google got here After building its near monopoly position in the search market, Google began sewing up the online ad market more than 15 years ago, first with the purchase of online ad marketplace DoubleClick in 2007 for $3.1 billion.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
The majority of the NFL’s media rights deals are sewn up with traditional broadcast partners.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
With neither candidate having sewed up a majority of delegates, the race came down to the undecided delegates.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
How Google got here After building its near monopoly position in the search market, Google began sewing up the online ad market more than 15 years ago, first with the purchase of online ad marketplace DoubleClick in 2007 for $3.1 billion.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2024
The majority of the NFL’s media rights deals are sewn up with traditional broadcast partners.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
With neither candidate having sewed up a majority of delegates, the race came down to the undecided delegates.
—Caitlin Jewitt, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sew up
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Freeman notes that Dominion Energy South Carolina recommends washing full loads with cold water, as water heating can represent up to 80% of the energy consumed during a wash cycle.Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
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Customer stickiness comes from consuming more services and, thereby, realizing greater value.Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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On top of this, Google is contending with antitrust cases accusing the company of monopolizing the search market, with potential remedies including a breakup, regulatory oversight, and restrictions on its businesses.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Biden administration moved forward with the case and filed another of its own—accusing Google of illegally monopolizing advertising technologies that millions of websites and apps use to generate revenue.Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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These decisions, while challenging, create opportunities to rebuild the team with individuals who possess specific skills and mindsets critical to the company's recovery.Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The investigation also revealed that members of the drug trafficking organization possessed and used firearms in connection with their drug trafficking activity, authorities said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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The child, who had a history of asthma, an elevated body-mass index and Class 2 obesity, was discharged that day with no treatment.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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But the character itself has a distinct appearance.Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Sew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sew%20up. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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