warm-ups

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Temperatures are expected to ramp up across Southern California this weekend, with some valley warm-ups expected to approach 100 degrees, just in time for Mother’s Day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The sixth-year senior sang and danced his way through warm-ups, before opening the game on a stationary bike in the corner of the arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Passive warm-ups relied on external heat sources, such as heat pads or a hot shower, to increase muscle temperature without movement.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

Both Raiders and Cowboys players wore shirts honoring Kneeland during pre-game warm-ups, with the Raiders jerseys carrying the number "988" of a suicide prevention helpline.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

One Saturday afternoon, following one of our clandestine tennis lessons, he gave me fifty rands and a bag full of tennis clothes: sweaters, shorts, socks, shirts, dresses and warm-ups.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane