mark up
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This week’s example: The House Administration Committee will today mark up legislation that would tighten the restrictions on lawmakers who engage in stock trading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
But professional forecasters are beginning to mark up their inflation projections in this area, too.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
Lucy tries to mark up her clients’ value to each other, next selling Sophie on a strapping 5-foot-11 bachelor while leaving out that her personal assessment of him is that he’s charmless and boring.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
In any event, the weeks of private negotiation will end soon, as the committee overseeing Medicaid is expected to reveal and mark up its section of the Big Bill next week.
From Slate • May 10, 2025
That yellow, cross-shaped mark up there on the side of the peak.
From The Plunderer by Duer, Douglas
