brought up

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When Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a couple of his questioners brought up a stunning new claim.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

"I was brought up here. Everyone knows each other. I am hoping to stay local and work local."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“We’re proving a next-generation seawater desalination system that answers all of the concerns brought up by the environmentalists.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Neither was brought up in a radically political family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But a warm spring wind was blowing across Boston Common, and at the hotel Mr. Popper had to have the ice brought up to his rooms in thousand-pound cakes.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater