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

I drummed at church for a long time.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The rain drummed on the high windows, and the floodlights, shining through the glass, cast a pattern on the walls as if dark rivulets of water were streaming down them from ceiling to floor.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt