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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Outside of free fishing days, anglers can purchase recreational fishing licenses and read up on fishing regulations on the DFW’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

"Clearly there's things over there that are hard to hear and read up on but cricket is such a source of joy for so many people," Root said.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

Most of our readers and listeners are read up on this, and are not the ones who need persuading.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2024

I had tried to read up on what should happen at an execution; I had some misguided thought that I could intervene if they did something incorrectly.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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