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upkeep

[uhp-keep] / ˈʌpˌkip /


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What once felt like quirks of their Altadena neighborhood — helping upkeep the road, running on a cesspool — “all these things ... have turned into nightmares,” Whirledge said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Hollein said he and the Lauder family began quietly fundraising two weeks ago for an endowment to pay for the ongoing upkeep of the museum, officially known as the Met Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

That pushes road and bridge upkeep costs onto future drivers and general taxpayers.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

He said annual upkeep now costs between £25,000 and £30,000.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Cora understood why—after the town deducted for food, housing, and miscellany like upkeep on the dormitories and schoolbooks, there was little left.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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