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lift

noun as in transportation

noun as in help, aid

verb as in repeal, revoke

verb as in promote, improve

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Oliver Allen, economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the gradual easing of tariff-related uncertainty, lower interest rates and an investment boost from tax incentives could lift manufacturing output slightly in the first half of next year.

The PM said the Budget "was a moment of personal pride", highlighting how the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.

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Both the amber and yellow warnings for rain are expected to be lifted at 21:00 GMT on Monday.

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The Bank of Japan governor said the central bank will discuss a rate hike, a comment that lifted the yen and yields on Japanese bonds.

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Many economists and investors expect AI to come to the rescue, ushering in a productivity boom in the next few years that will lift gross domestic product and bolster U.S. competitiveness.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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