lift
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“The second-quarter GDP of 2.2% is not necessarily going to lift all the boats,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mechanical post-sorting of household trash nationwide would lift Denmark’s recycling rate by almost 5 percentage points toward EU requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Chinese-backed Yancoal has eight coal mines across Australia and told investors it set a production record digging up 19.8 million tonnes of saleable coal in the first half of 2026, a four percent lift.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But the sums needed to lift them up the divisions have cooled that idea quickly, and it is not on the table today.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
I lift up Firestride, the book Alex lent me.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Stock futures edged higher and Treasury yields steadied in early European trade, as market sentiment lifts at the beginning of jobs day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
And if she had gotten all the lifts and tucks we expect of a TV star, we’d be criticizing her for that too.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
However he thinks the new rules will not suit young people who live in rural areas, who don't have access to public transport and rely heavily on lifts.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Accordingly, Nomura lifts its 2026 and 2027 earnings forecasts for the company by 8% and 13%, respectively, mainly driven by volume and mix changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
‘I have another question,’ I say as Bubbe lifts her cup to take another sip of tea.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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“Of course, France could also be lifted by external factors,” he said, pointing to a complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz or a recovery in the overall European economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
That’s a function of investors clamoring back into a narrow group of AI-driven technology stocks, which lifted the large-cap index to a fresh record earlier this week as other stocks lagged.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Expectations that interest rates would be lifted at least once more this year -- after September's hike -- have sent government borrowing costs soaring, with 10-year US Treasury yields last week hitting a 24-year high.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
But it finally lifted midway through the fourth quarter, with quarterback Matthew Stafford leading two touchdown drives that gave the Rams a come-from-behind, 24-20 victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
He lifted out the dirtiest, most ragged pair of britches I had ever seen in my life.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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He added that the Fed is getting help from a bond selloff that has raised longer-term Treasury yields, lifting mortgage rates and other borrowing costs and thereby applying an economic brake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Here are five reasons India's booming economy isn't lifting its stock market.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Few people lifting a stein here would guess that beer consumption is down worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
This can include lifting weights such as dumbbells, using gym machines or resistance bands, or using your own body weight in exercises such as squats, step-ups or press-ups.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Jack reaches for me reflexively, lifting his arm as a barrier behind me; I flinch away from his touch.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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