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It was telling that when England's T20 World Cup campaign began earlier this year amid the cloud of Brook's Wellington episode, Jacks was first put up to speak to the media.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

I took down the shells I had put up to scare the gulls and tossed them and the abalones over the cliff.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell


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