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have up

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb; usually passive) to cause to appear for trial

    he was had up for breaking and entering
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"And that has increased tenfold, now we have up to 50 bags of litter in just one park session," she said.

From BBC

In Virginia, people in her position typically have up to one year to claim the surplus funds, after which unclaimed funds are turned over to the state.

From MarketWatch

Following the hearing, judges will have up to 60 days to issue a written verdict.

From Barron's

"Massive. Newcastle is an incredible team, awesome in physicality and speed they have up front. Physicality in the middle. Really tough but the team was unbelievable," he said.

From Barron's

The courts have up to 15 days to respond to the requests, according to the terms of the new law.

From The Wall Street Journal

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