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bring up

verb

to care for and train (a child); rear
we had been brought up to go to church
to raise (a subject) for discussion; mention
to vomit (food)
foll by against to cause (a person) to face or confront
foll by to to cause (something) to be of a required standard

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“It was definitely something to bring up the mood,” Teegardin said.

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"Not a day goes by in my clinical practice when clients aren't bringing up their financial fears due to economic news"

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If he was to be murdered, well, that brings up a lot of questions — namely, is that fair to the person who has to kill him?

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Many people who live near the affected trees brought up not only their safety concerns after the incident, but also the environmental loss of important shade, stormwater management and habitat.

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You mention that being in the hospital for your breast cancer treatments brought up some trauma, but was writing about those things triggering?

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