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raise

[reyz] / reɪz /








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"What we don't need is Mr Milei to raise his sleeves and believe that aggression may work because that would just cost more lives," Simon Weston told Newsnight.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Between layoffs and AI taking over lower-level data work, I’m not sure jumping ship for a big raise makes sense if the field itself is shaky over the long term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

X-Energy priced its shares at $23 apiece Thursday and expects to raise over $1 billion in its planned debut Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Police Department retaliated against four officers who attempted to raise concerns about unsafe working conditions at a firearms training facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“If the visits go well and he wants to raise his daughter, we’d have to go to court to stop him. And without your mother here, there’s no case.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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