beef up
Example Sentences
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Officials said they were in touch with park officials and would beef up police presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The group is likely to beef up its production quotas by "188,000 barrels a day", said Jorge Leon, analyst at Rystad Energy, similar to recent increases.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
In 1934, company president and majority owner John Evans Laird sold a minority stake to outside investors to beef up facilities and equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
She’s bringing a new 65-bed interim housing facility to Cypress Park and has worked to beef up services near MacArthur Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Maybe their planes would be taken away to beef up an existing men’s regiment, and they’d be back to square one looking for a way to volunteer.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
