put up to
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Mid Sussex scouts chief volunteer, Mark Schofield, said bunting had been put up to celebrate his visit.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
"What we're looking at today is how to put up to 100,000 players on maps of 100, 200 or 300 square kilometres."
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Employers can put up to $2,500 annually into an employee’s child’s account, with the contribution counting towards the $5,000 yearly limit.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
State Street’s IncomeWise lets older workers put up to 25% of their nest egg into a deferred annuity that starts payments at age 78, providing a higher income than an immediate annuity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
The British soldier was grinning, and Johnny guessed that he had been put up to this game merely to snare ‘the yokels.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
