ramp
Example Sentences
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Athletes ride down a ramp and perform one trick when they launch into the air and land in a designated zone.
From BBC
“The housing crisis isn’t gonna wait for us to ramp up production,” said Charles Clark, 26 years old, a member of the coalition backing the proposal.
“In November, I took off and then I began a gradual ramping up. It’s been like a normal offseason.”
From Los Angeles Times
French prodigy Victor Wembanyama on Saturday gave the move his blessing, telling reporters that the new format "definitely has a chance to" ramp up the intensity.
From Barron's
The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has hit the ground running in spring training in an effort to ramp up to pitch without restrictions before leaving camp for WBC obligations with Team Japan.
From Los Angeles Times
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