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Recent Examples of fix up
They were fixed up on a blind date, and had an instant connection.
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Residents to city leaders: ‘Leave us alone’ For homeowners in Portuguese Bend, insurance does not cover the exuberant costs associated with fixing up the properties that are destroyed by landslide movement.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Favorite activities: Picnics at the Hollywood Bowl, movie nights at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, talking on the phone, fixing up smith’s apartment.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
The hotel has a small bar that fixes up a perfect Boulevardier, the perfect cocktail to enjoy on the patio while the leaves begin to fall around you.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
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Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Residents to city leaders: ‘Leave us alone’ For homeowners in Portuguese Bend, insurance does not cover the exuberant costs associated with fixing up the properties that are destroyed by landslide movement.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
Favorite activities: Picnics at the Hollywood Bowl, movie nights at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, talking on the phone, fixing up smith’s apartment.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
The hotel has a small bar that fixes up a perfect Boulevardier, the perfect cocktail to enjoy on the patio while the leaves begin to fall around you.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2024
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In fact, a group that has publicly lost key figures may be more determined to prove its capabilities and rebuild its strength.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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When Salomon rebuilt the Stance 96 last year, the iconic French brand redirected its focus toward off-piste freeride terrain with astonishing success.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Trump has named at least four nominees to his next Cabinet who are listed as contributors to Project 2025 or helped write The Heritage Foundation's 922-page document outlining how a potential Republican administration could overhaul the federal government.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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More:Trump's takeover: Matt Gaetz to Elon Musk signal big ambition and combat ahead The transition stands out for how clearly Trump is focused on disruption, delivering on campaign promises to overhaul law enforcement, the military, intelligence and other agencies.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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The sizable structure survived a car crash in 2010, but the city repaired it with new metal and paint work that was not suited to Minnesota winters, according to Pease.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
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Apple iPhones have generally been hard to repair, but a recent iFixit teardown found the iPhone 16 to be the most repairable Apple smartphone.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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Keep software updated: Regularly update your operating system, browsers and other software to patch security vulnerabilities.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Partway through Gretzky’s rookie year, the Oilers brought in a young center named Don Ashby to patch a hole left by an injured player.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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Companies also have an essential role to play in ensuring that men understand and help reconstruct the culture around care.Blessing Adesiyan, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Thursday's settlement does not include any damages for reconstructing the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to the Justice Department.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rain, aided by a child felon called Cossy and a motley group of other companions, must escape and search for an artifact called the Oracle of Maracoor, which may hold the answers to saving their world.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Assad was aided in part by important connections that the axis made with states outside the region: most significantly, Russia came to Assad’s rescue and became an influential global partner for the network.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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These days, there seems to be a never-ending list of nonprescription and alternative products touted to cure insomnia or ease falling-asleep woes.Molly Higgins, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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There was another house that was devoted to smoking meats because my grandmother used to cure her own meats.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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After months of waiting, the federal Commerce Department has finalized an agreement to release $6.6 billion to help fund the giant chipmaking complex in Phoenix being built by TSMC.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and Ohio native, to help lead a new initiative aimed at slashing government spending.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Fix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fix%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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