putting up
Example Sentences
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The Dodgers have done the opposite, putting up a permanent marker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Unions claim hotels can afford to pay higher wages because they’ll be putting up throngs of tourists and athletes for the Olympics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“This is something that you solve by putting up good results—by showing investors that it’s a great business and that it has great future prospects,” he says.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
He isn’t putting up Hogwarts trailer numbers, but those polls are good indicators of a general nonchalance concerning the harm that famous people do.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
“Yes, Ma,” Caroline said, for once not putting up a fight.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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