come up with
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"To come up with the idea that the major, almost the entire portfolio consists of slavery-related investments, when in fact they were not, is quite a big mistake."
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
“It’s hard to come up with a negative scenario, even with a potential for a rate hike.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
HBO Max agreed with the caveat that the brothers would have to come up with the rest of the money needed on their own.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
I mentioned that Councilmember Monica Rodriguez has been using Conservation Corps youths to do the same, but it’s time to scale up that program and come up with other remedies to speed the process.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
It wasn’t exactly calming but he used the time to come up with something of a strategy.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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