lift
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The cost of business supplies posted the biggest increase since 2022, forcing companies to lift prices on customers or to cut jobs to offset their own rising expenses.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Rainey called the sharply reduced activity in the Strait of Hormuz could lift food prices in addition to gasoline costs, because of the importance of the waterway to fertilizer deliveries.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
On Wednesday the chair of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland said a recovery plan which aims to lift police officer numbers to 7,000 by 2028 was in "grave doubt".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
They added that an easing of the uncertainty surrounding the labor dispute could lift shares.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
I lift my shoulder, try to pretend it’s not a big deal even though it is, because the truth is, I don’t even know.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing lift
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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