raising
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raisings
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She’s worked with them, lived with them and, for the last decade, has been raising them on her ranch, Smiling Buddha Yaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
In 1957 Belafonte divorced his wife, Marguerite, who already was raising their two children single-handedly, and married Julie Robinson, a white dancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Brain imaging revealed changes in circuits associated with emotion, raising the possibility that the technology could support mood regulation and psychological resilience.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
A man who was wrongly jailed for 11 years for murder is raising money to restore the grave of the man he was accused of killing.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I peeked when we were raising our hands for voting, and I only got one vote, and that was from me.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Notably, junior raisings point to a 2026 exploration boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
In the meantime, construction of the proposed nature-based solutions, house raisings, and basement fillings would be paused.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
The city has since passed an ordinance that clarifies the rules for flag raisings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Well, Pedro, you may easily believe that we had many raisings of our hopes, like yourself, and many, many disappointments, but these last arose from our looking chiefly in wrong directions.
From The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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