wind up
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Plenty of people are brewing themed cocktails to celebrate Halloween, but too often these drinks wind up as tricks instead of treats.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
A lot of times we’ll wind up in Silver Lake or Little Tokyo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Renters could also wind up paying more after landlords pass along rising costs, Berner said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
This trip down memory lane is entertaining, but does it really matter if 2006 and 2026 wind up being similar?
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
It put the wind up me, to tell you the truth, so I’ve just brought Hawkbit along and left it at that.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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