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up

[uhp] / ʌp /
PREPOSITION
situated above
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WEAK


PREPOSITION
moving from the earth
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WEAK
VERB
elevate
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ADJECTIVE
next in turn
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Up until the beginning of my TV career with “New Girl.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Up to 14 osprey chicks were relocated from Scotland and released in the Poole Harbour area each year until 2021.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Up to 20% of early-release eligible shares may be sold shortly after SpaceX reports its first quarterly results.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Up in the Chicago yards, we’d find us a train of the Great Northern Line.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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