raise a few
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When his engineers suggested they could skip ahead to a power plant reactor, Binderbauer suddenly found he needed to raise a few billion dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Beyond flawed reporting, AI-written stories raise a few practical and ethical questions that journalists are only beginning to ponder.
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
The fact that Amazon is now a Peloton partner does raise a few eyebrows.
From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022
The idea of mixing black beans into brownie mix may raise a few eyebrows, but the result is a shockingly moist and dense brownie.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2022
They mostly raise a few sheep and goats; the sheep are a poor lot, the wool is of a very inferior class, and the mutton poor.
From Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front by Hales, A. G. (Alfred Greenwood)