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wrote up

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past tense of write up

as in wrote

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Strong, who played Jerry Rubin in the Netflix film that Sorkin also wrote and helmed, explained that his request wasn’t meant to put anyone in harm’s way.

— Lynette Rice, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
The dog continued to poop and pee as it was beaten, police wrote.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

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The statement, in which Bryan supposedly spoke up defending his stance from the night before, came from an X account that purports to belong to the singer but does not.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
In June, students spoke up at a district board meeting, claiming that racial slurs had become more commonplace on campus, the Independent reported.

— Terry Castleman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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That distinction matters in a case involving absent or severely abnormal kidneys and bladder, such as the one described in an August Gwen Faulkenberry column.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Retaliation is described as an adverse employment action connected to an activity protected by a law under its jurisdiction.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Veterans, retirees and lawmakers spoke out — against its scale, its cost, its lack of Congressional approval, its gaudiness, its intrusion on nearby Arlington National Cemetery and more — next to a mockup made of tarp.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Another former servant, Simon Solari, spoke out in Prince Charles’ defense at the time.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
There was another surge in the 1990s, due largely to the effort of Connecticut native Jim Beloff, who published a series of popular ukulele songbooks and also helped design sleek new ukulele models called The Fluke and The Flea.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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