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write-up

[rahyt-uhp] / ˈraɪtˌʌp /
NOUN
written description or account
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“At the same time, everything was geared toward TV coverage and getting the Hill to write up stuff from NewsNation—even if it wasn’t relevant news.”

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

First, they were asked to write up a “j-memo” — a justification memorandum — that explained why UC should face a lawsuit “before we even knew the facts,” one attorney said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Rumbled and feeling somewhat intimidated, McGivern scarpered out of "Fortress Haney", as it was known, and headed back to write up his story.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

County hasn’t adopted such an ordinance pending guidance from the state, but inspectors of new construction projects have been instructed to write up vegetation growing on a structure as a violation, Chief Durbin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

There were times when Allen, on patrol and by then Nicholas’s putative stepfather, would catch him on the street and write up a summons but then let him go.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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