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Example Sentences

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The voice of Pua, the new girl, rises above the usual bus chatter.

From Literature

You can see in the map above the areas coloured brown had less than normally expected in January.

From BBC

Miles above, the pen that had been steady a moment before jumped to life.

From Literature

Operating income for the entertainment giant's Disney+ and Hulu streaming services grew 72 percent from the same quarter a year ago to $450 million, well above expectations.

From Barron's

For example, it would have increased light pollution above the Very Large Telescope, which is made up of four individual telescopes, by at least 35 percent.

From Barron's