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Be in charge of, lead, as in She headed up the commission on conservation . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]

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At some point, the brothers decided to head up to Kansas City and found jobs at Armco, still known locally as Sheffield Steel.

So Langley decided to cut short the tour of the then-CIA station chief in Bangkok and bring him in to head up the show.

Now Benny lifted his head up, slapped his knee, and laughed so hard that he almost tumbled over backward.

Selig got the message, and asked his friend and former Maine Senator George Mitchell to head up an investigation.

She makes a clucking sound and tilts her head up when she receives the answer.

She was saucy the next, moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet.

After that first moment her strength came back and she held her head up and stared straight into the face of the teacher.

They chafed his hands, and continued bathing his temples, keeping his head up, till he gave signs of returning animation.

Miss Charlotte she held her head up like a queen while Buck was telling his tale, and her nostrils spread and her eyes snapped.

Anyway he stuck his head up and tried to catch a light without stopping his bandy.

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