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When he sent up a drone camera to check the crater, "there was no visible activity, there was no smoke either".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

At the port of Granadilla de Abona early Sunday morning, AFP journalists saw white tents had been sent up along the quay and the police had secured part of the port.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Political cartoonists have bravely sent up the powers-that-be for centuries.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

When the AI used a manipulative tactic, people sent up to 16 more messages after saying goodbye than people in the control condition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

A cup of coffee on the bureau top sent up a plume of vapor.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck