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Laura Gargano, a neighbour and board member with a local group, the Catalina Foothills Association, admitted that some people in the area were beefing up their security since the 84-year-old disappeared.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Walmart and Costco followed the lead of Whole Foods and were beefing up their own organic sections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

If you thought they were beefing over some rapper inferiority complexes — you were wrong.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

The Army officials also said they were beefing up evaluation programs that grade unit leaders, including randomly picking peers and others to do the assessments.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

State-run China Daily reported on Thursday that rural regions across China were beefing up their medical treatment capacities and ensuring availability of life support equipment and critical-care beds.

From Reuters • Dec. 29, 2022