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size up

[sahyz-uhp] / ˈsaɪzˌʌp /
































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Our roundtable pros size up the trend and offer 10 promising stocks.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

To size up the newcomer, I booked a nearly $2,500 one-way ticket from Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The Wall Street Journal plunked down $1,300 so I could size up the new Miami outpost, a 34,000-square-foot temple to luxury travel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

As America celebrates 250 years, we size up how it’s been portrayed in, and has shaped, what we watch, listen to and read.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Klein’s nurses and firefighters would size up a situation almost immediately and act, drawing on experience and intuition and a kind of rough mental simulation.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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