pump up
Example Sentences
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Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
In April, those numbers came in at multi-year highs, with fuel prices at the pump up around 51 percent since the war began, and grocery prices at their highest level since 2023.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Home players will do whatever they can to pump up the crowd, while the visiting side always relishes any opportunity to hit back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
The company can then sell new merchandise from the live-action films and pump up interest and familiarity with the characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
“And that’s when they pump up the air-conditioning in the gym for a little old-fashioned Culver Creek basketball. You can’t miss the first game of the year.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
