upward
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"Europe is associated, in young people's minds, with success and upward social mobility," she said, adding that social media played a key "amplifying role".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
They found persistent changes in several measures of blood chemistry that closely followed the upward trend in atmospheric CO2.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
At your level of wealth, you’re likely making upward of $700,000 in growth each year, so even paying the advisers and taking $450,000 for living expenses, your pot is still growing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
With further tech sector investment in the Southern California region, the upward trend may continue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She set her dirty boot in his hands, and he heaved upward, and she was up atop a pure-silver youngster.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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