rise above
Example Sentences
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In horror, Torak watched the bear rise above:: the edge of the trail.
From Literature
Few expect oil to rise above $100 a barrel for a prolonged period, but that could change if the Strait of Hormuz from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman stays closed for the next few weeks.
From Barron's
Michael Davenport, senior economist at Oxford Economics, estimates that if Brent crude oil remains near US$100 a barrel for the next two months then headline inflation likely will rise above 3% in the coming months as consumers continue to face increased prices at the pump and associated increases in transport and food costs.
A few rise above head-height, the most energetic sentinels of regeneration.
From Los Angeles Times
Jackson also noted that once temperatures rise above the optimum, the range in which organisms can survive becomes narrower.
From Science Daily
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