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get up

[get-uhp] / ˈgɛtˌʌp /


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Recent flagship models from Samsung, Alphabet’s Google and Apple get up to seven years of software updates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

He certainly has the engine to get up and down the pitch.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

While other new hires needed an average of five months to get up to speed, the frequent job switchers needed two months.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

If Skubal can fight to get up off this floor — if that is what this is, the low point for both the pitcher and his new club — L.A. will love him for it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Mama’s hair started falling out in big tufts on her pillow, and I would go in her room and collect it when she’d get up for a while.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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