as in asking
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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But a sport that has no problem changing longstanding rules to allegedly improve the game shouldn’t be shy about asking fans what’s needed to make going to the ballpark a more enjoyable experience.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026 -
His is a method of ruthless practicality, of taking apart mathematics piece by piece and asking what is necessary.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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In addition to requesting repairs at the complex, tenants said they have been towed unfairly.—
Ginny Monk,
ProPublica,
27 Apr. 2026
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That intrusion began with phishing calls to the company’s technology help desk by hackers who pretended to be employees requesting a reset of their authentication credentials.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jones is inviting the Chinese fishing village descendants to share our own artifacts to the collection already housed at Stanford's archaeology department.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The fitness center is bringing back its High School Summer Pass program, inviting teens ages 14 to 19 to work out for free at one of its many clubs — including 25 in the Denver metro area.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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“Hitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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