rise above
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Plaid Cymru has also called for broader direct support for households when bills rise above the current price cap.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Earlier work by the same team found that hummingbirds will drink sugar water containing up to 1% alcohol, but they begin to avoid it when concentrations rise above that level.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, warned on Sunday that he expected average gasoline pump prices to rise above $4 a gallon in less than 48 hours.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Do you think it is more difficult for Americans to rise above poverty today than it once was?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Millions of people around the world had fallen in love with this musical, but I squirmed in my seat, trying to rise above the inexplicable torment I felt every time the melody repeated.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
