suit up
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If she can find a path to collective resilience in these dark times, I’d better suit up and buckle down.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Even doctors often suit up in masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment to treat patients with leprosy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Every night, the gentlemen suit up and the ladies don their finery, although nothing is as fancy as when the family hosts balls or extremely fancy dinners for special guests.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
The speedy Thompson, 20, has already said goodbye to her Angel City teammates and did not suit up for the team’s win over Bay FC on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
I mentally fist pump and suit up to start on the defoliant.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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