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stack up









NOUN
holding pattern
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How does that stack up with his words this week?

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

As we’ll see, it’s a story including a Nobel Prize winner, a book and some claims that don’t quite stack up.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Once dry, the highly flammable cylinders are sent to the front line, where gun crews stack up to six of them into artillery systems, such as howitzers, depending on the distance they want to fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Since then the complaints, and violations, have continued to stack up, just as a summer heat wave settled over the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Military jeeps stack up along the street as they wait for approval to enter the underground parking lots.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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