putting

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The Times acquired it in early 2022, and in Knight's telling, it "turbocharged" everything the team had been putting in place.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

That return sagged partly because Harvard missed out on blockbuster venture-capital returns in 2021, after putting less money into those long-term investments than many of its peers between 2009 and 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He acknowledged the city faces "challenges", but he said these "AI-generated lies" had a real effect, putting off some visitors, overseas students or investors.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

However, if fertilizer costs remain high, farmers risk spending more money putting chemicals into the ground than they’ll get for what comes out of it.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

We were putting the suitcases and bundles in our wagon when Papa looked at Mama and said, “Why did you bring Daisy’s old crutch home? She doesn’t need it now.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls