fixed up
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The bathroom is a part of Abraham Lincoln's office and cabinet room, which former President Harry Truman fixed up as a part of his massive renovation of the White House in the late 1940s.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
Mohammed fixed up a job before he even hit UK soil, he says, as his cousin was already here and working illegally.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
She moved with him into the 1923 Sears, Roebuck and Co. kit house on Punahou Street that Wellbaum had purchased as a teenager and fixed up with his father.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
Mugenyi is a reseller, one of a small community of entrepreneurs who comb the Greater Seattle area for pre-owned goods that can be fixed up or parted out and sold for a profit, often overseas.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
He fixed up the room just the way he wanted it, with wooden shelves built in an alcove.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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