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verb

  • To increase in size, amount, or extent, especially in reference to a business, system, or operation.

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The humanoid-robot industry will likely enter a faster phase of commercialization this year as companies compete to scale up deployments, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Vaccine researcher Alex Sampson told the BBC: "As soon as we heard there was an outbreak, we were able to scale up really, really quickly."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

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  • level up
  • ramp up
  • go big
  • boost operations

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  • trim the fat
  • pump the brakes

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