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kept up (with)

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past tense of keep up (with)

as in communicated (with)

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That strange acclimation extends to the human characters, whose emotional histories are gradually filled in.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
The centerpiece—or, in this case, off-centerpiece—is a small but unmistakable bow placed above Larsson’s right eyebrow, filled in with red crystals and outlined in black ones to mimic the Sanrio superstar’s signature accessory in pop-star style.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

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The commission also instructed Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to present a plan to end free rides on the Metromover rail line that runs through Miami.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Xuan and Zhang sometimes instructed the nannies to strike the children harder, according to Hochman.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Anthropic reportedly notified the PPD of the incident on October 7, and department personnel met with Anthropic on October 8.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
In 2023, my team and I were assessing the nation’s pandemic influenza plans when the Situation Room notified me that H5N1 influenza had infected a father and killed his daughter in a remote Cambodian village.

— Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

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Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,467 Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire was reached with Hamas nearly a year ago, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which doesn't give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Recently, 10 year and 30 year US Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2007 and 2002, respectively.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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