upside down
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A bricklayer who coaches eight-to-12-year-olds, Cordero is using the football fever whipped up by the World Cup to try to bring a little joy to children whose lives were turned upside down by the disaster.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mimicking goggles with his hands turned upside down, the toast of the Tartan Army is raising awareness for his nephew Jack, who needs goggles to play football because of his poor eyesight.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I saw part of that, and what really freaked me out was when she was crawling up upside down and backwards down the stairs — kind of like the spider.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
His clientele has flipped upside down, from some of the most refined people in the New York area to some of the seediest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Dad flips it upside down and holds it for everyone to see.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“We’re living in this upside-down world where departments that were set up for one purpose are acting in a way that’s antithetical to the purpose of the department.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
An upside-down OK signal is made with the hand below the waist.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Across the Atlantic, meanwhile, the situation appears almost upside-down.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
The pup rolled to his back, paws outstretched like an upside-down chair.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
