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keep up

verb as in maintain, sustain

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“Not only couldn’t they keep up with it but they didn’t want to,” said Mark F. Bernstein, the author of a book about Ivy League football.

Out-of-date, inefficient heating and air-conditioning systems labor to keep up.

By the beginning of 2025, the middle class had spent down all their extra savings, often to keep up with higher costs, according to Moody’s.

American workers whose wages aren’t keeping up with inflation may be the ones impacted by the softening job market.

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