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manage up

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verb

  1. informal to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Lightning, for example, could manage up to 300 miles on its 123 kWh battery pack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Unlike in central Thailand, where rice farmers can manage up to three harvests a year, droughts in the northeastern region have limited her farm to two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

Trains will come and go on 24 tracks at 12 platforms, with the station able to manage up to 40 trains at the same time, according to the government.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

You can manage up to three social media channels at no cost.

From Fox News ● Mar. 17, 2022

We might, perhaps, manage up to five thousand pounds.

From The Tempting of Tavernake by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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