put on
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Approval of new single-stock leveraged products has been put on hold, and a mandatory cash deposit required to trade them was tripled to roughly $21,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tens of thousands more have been put on alert and told to have bags ready to go at a moment's notice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
I did, in fact, feel cool when I put on said gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Before going inside, Duffy pauses to hype up his brood by sharing that none other than Ken Griffin bought one of the original copies of the Constitution to put on public display.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
She had changed weeks before, but this form was natural to her, easier than any other mask and face and costume that she had ever put on.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Mr. Stoll projects a slick self-confidence that seems slightly put-on, a hard crust over a more complicated personality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
To do so would seem like a silly put-on — like a weird grief pantomime.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
He described the unorthodox and at times controversial comedian Andy Kaufman as “the pre-eminent put-on artist of his generation” and “a pioneering practitioner of various cultural trends long before they ever became trends.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
This sounds heavy, but “Emergency” possesses an extraordinarily light touch, with Williams moving the action along at a satisfying trot and Dávila’s dialogue never feeling preachy or put-on.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2022
Ximena’s snarkiness, by the way, was completely put-on.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
