sent up

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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

The drone is sent up again, this time to assess the damage and, on the small screen, the cave entrance appears scorched.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

A motorist, Darren Springer, 60, said he was driving south out of Death Valley when he saw an explosion that sent up a thick plume of black smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Everyone was eating the food that had been sent up.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling