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Example Sentences
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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Francis merely urged everyone to read up on their Gospels, where Jesus consistently assailed the rich, lionized the poor and lingered with the meek instead of the mighty.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
Most of our readers and listeners are read up on this, and are not the ones who need persuading.
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2024
When I read up on the Bolton players, they all seemed like big, strong boys and were not averse to chucking their weight around.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
“The same reason everyone else wants it,” said Hermione, “to read up on the legend of the Chamber of Secrets.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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