read up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Today’s lawmakers looking for a frame of reference may want to read up on the efforts to regulate a questionable trading platform of an earlier era, the “bucket shop.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
“I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable,” Martin wrote.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
"I had read up on bowel conditions - things it could be like Crohn's, IBS, there's a list of things and cancer is on your list but not at 39 years old" said Mat.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Most of our readers and listeners are read up on this, and are not the ones who need persuading.
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2024
You need to read up on it because I ain’t no expert.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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