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Wall Street has been busy dialing up expectations for U.S. refiners’ second-quarter profits and sales.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
He pointed out that such policies, often sold as a temporary redress to right a historical wrong, end up becoming almost impossible to reverse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Employment has shrunk in the automotive sector and Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume told staff on Monday that up to another 50,000 job cuts were on the table on top of the same amount already agreed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
By 2050, about one in six people globally is expected to be 65 or older, up from about one in 10 today.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The guerrillas live in the hills and mountains, where grass grows up to fifteen feet high, tearing clothes to shreds and cutting through the skin like razors.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"Semiconductors are an industry with a lot of ups and downs," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
For years local fans have organised meet ups at the Andor filming location.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Both industries can be cyclical, but the ups and downs are typically less severe on the commercial side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
He knows the ups and downs of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
“But I know it’s had its share of ups and downs,” he said, raising his eyebrows.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
Australia has greatly upped its diplomatic efforts in response, securing new deals with the likes of Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Tuvalu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even without inclusion of those IPOs, state finance officials this year upped their forecast of capital gains income Californians would earn due to the huge run-up in the stock market driven by AI companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
He has also switched some of his purchasing to the Republic of Ireland and says plant nurseries there have "upped their game".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Google in May upped the ante by announcing plans to sell its chips directly to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
So he upped the ante and gave himself a fake heart attack.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
David Naranjo of market research firm Counterpoint said he expected other PC and tablet brands would follow Apple by upping their costs.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri said before the report that he could see Nvidia upping its share-repurchase commitment to $150 billion over the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
You’re upping the accuracy since you know I have cancer?
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
In its second outing, the Michael Jackson biopic brought in $54 million, upping its overall North American total to $183.8 million and its cumulative global haul to $423.9 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
She was upping her game in other ways, too—especially when it came to gathering intelligence.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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