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upper

[uhp-er] / ˈʌp ər /




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Chase’s father walked Cindy through taping and boarding up windows, securing or removing anything that might get caught by the wind, moving valuables to the upper floors….

From Literature

Jonathan saw beads of sweat on her upper lip, and when she wiped them off, her hand shook.

From Literature

“The result was at the upper end of the earnings forecast and, as expected, below the prior-year level,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The backgrounds are colorful but all that’s left of the subject is a transparent imprint of their face and upper body.

From Los Angeles Times

This puts him in the upper tier of Democratic fundraisers in the district.

From Salon