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pull up

[pool-uhp] / ˈpʊlˌʌp /


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Ekaterina Barrett turned up wearing a designer dress with a hood she would pull up and down dramatically throughout proceedings.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“You pull up your big-girl panties and you do what you got to do,” Applegate says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Shortly thereafter, investors in a private Blue Owl technology-focused BDC started tendering shares in droves, prompting the manager to borrow money to allow investors to pull up to 17%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"It's a concern. We've had cops pull up for minor things and everybody freaks out because today, even if you have your papers -- which they all do -- anything can happen," the 20-year-old said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

We pull up to the short line of cars waiting there, the right-turn blinker ticking into the silence.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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