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lift

noun as in transportation

noun as in help, aid

verb as in repeal, revoke

verb as in promote, improve

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The Fed lifted the asset cap in early June, shortly before the second quarter ended.

They can weigh between 300 and 500 pounds and are capable of lifting up to 10 times their body weight.

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Buoyant markets and $205 billion in new client money helped lift the manager above the $13 trillion mark for the first time.

Lumber prices have been on a roller coaster this year, lifted by higher import taxes and pulled lower by deteriorating housing and construction markets.

That could keep the drug stocks from climbing higher, even as the political worries lift, at least for the companies with the most significant patent challenges.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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