as in to tidy (up)
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Teamsters members at Costco make up 8% of the 219,000 employees at 616 US stores, according to company filings.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
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The law agency added that the criminal group is made up of citizens from Kyrgyzstan, Russia and the United States.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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But, that’s on the list Portwood herself drew up for her guilty plea for consent judgment.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Well, that's – well, our reporting is that the order was for a list to be drawn up of those 1,500 or so people who worked on those cases.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2025
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However, the company also laid out guidance for $89 billion in revenue for 2025, well below FactSet consensus estimates of $95 billion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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That has some investors worried given the many billions of dollars companies Stateside are laying out.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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My favorite show growing up was The X-Files, so I was groomed for this one.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Friends Dog Grooming Car Toy Now for just $7, builders can act out a dog grooming scene with this Lego Friends kit.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Straighten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straighten%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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