stack up
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As we’ll see, it’s a story including a Nobel Prize winner, a book and some claims that don’t quite stack up.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The club trophies are beginning to stack up already for the fast, direct, skilful winger who loves to run at an opponent and dribble past them.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The NBA has never been less kind to would-be superteams trying to stack up star players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Since then the complaints, and violations, have continued to stack up, just as a summer heat wave settled over the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In her palm, I stack up gauze drawn from the basket under the sink.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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