going up to

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But up in Scotland, most games have a minimum of just six cameras, going up to 12 for the fixtures selected for live television broadcast.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"People going up to the Moon is kind of cool," eight-year-old Isiah says.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

While they waited to go on stage, Montoya said the sisters kept interrupting the show, going up to the host asking when it was their turn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Late last year, they learned their bill would be going up to $2,155 a month, a sum nearly triple their monthly mortgage payment of about $760.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“General Putnam is bringing a couple of regiments here for winter encampment. We’re going up to Lonetown and hole up until spring.”

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier