put up

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The push to put up more plate readers has come amid calls for greater transparency around the Los Angeles Police Department’s dealings with Flock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX said it will put up for sale 555,555,555 shares at an initial price of $135 each.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

During Gap’s first quarter — the results of which the company reported late Thursday — Athleta put up its sixth straight same-store sales decline.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Her neighbors put up a barricade to block the vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

I was starting to feel tired—it was very late and this wasn’t my usual shift— but I gamely put up my arms again like bear claws for a third round.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse