round up
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Such missives resembled the way royal press officers would round up a day of engagements on a royal tour, except these were with language free of convention and formality.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
It makes little sense to round up and deport those who haven’t committed crimes and are gainfully employed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
A core of Minneapolis activists is playing a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the federal agents deployed in force to the midwestern city to round up undocumented immigrants.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
When she spots a hawk flying overhead, Davis calls for one of her two sons to be sure to round up the few chickens roaming around.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026
“Maybe you will if they round up all you slackers. Oh, boy, I’d like to have you two in my platoon. Mac too. I’d make you my orderly, Mac.”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
