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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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The chain said it expects $424 million to $428 million in revenue, above Wall Street’s estimates for $418.3 million, with same-store sales up 3% to 5%, compared to analysts’ estimates for a 3% gain.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

What the above incident taught me has become hard-wired.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But despite his insistence that their shared directing credit will list her name above his and larger, at the end his name is ranked over hers in exactly the same font.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

A score above 70 typically indicates an overbought stock, and Underman called Intel “firmly overbought.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Peter struck the keys up the scale till he reached B above middle C. “This one,” he said.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom