upped
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The incumbent, on the cusp of 81, has meanwhile upped his social media game at the eleventh hour, posting selfie-mode videos and even buying his first-ever cell phone.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
But Sorkin has changed his name and upped his age, so as fun and ferocious as Burr is, we also spend his scenes feeling a little confused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He upped the ante in 2024 by saying that the Roadster would hit 60 mph from zero in less than one second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A colleague of his, whose job at Anthropic is to lead research about steering and controlling future AI systems, upped the ante, estimating the extinction risk over the next decade is greater than 10%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
So he upped the ante and gave himself a fake heart attack.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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