drummed

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Even without the adrenaline of a packed room, he drummed up a bidding war and ultimately sold Francis Bacon’s “Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus” for $85 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

"We drummed it up pretty good," Daigneault said.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Builders have also amped up marketing and drummed up discounts to make newly built homes more attractive.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

Naroditsky's channel had nearly 500,000 subscribers, while his Twitch stream drummed up 340,000 followers.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

We waited, but Leah just drummed her fingers on the table and acted like that was the end of that.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver