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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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It comes as eight regions in southern and eastern England officially entered heatwave conditions on Sunday, after three days at or above the temperature threshold.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The capital, Paris, on Saturday notched up its first temperature above 30C of the year, hitting 31.9C.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The only other time it was above 40 in the 145 years of Shiller’s data was in the years just before and after the peak of the dot-com bubble in early 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Forecasts show that some areas of England and Wales may stay above heatwave criteria for most of the week.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

It depicted a hundred spirits hovering just above the mortal world.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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