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sloping upward



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The stock is riding its 21-day exponential moving average higher, while the 50-day simple moving average is sloping upward.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

The term structures are still sloping upward at this point, so that is positive for stocks.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

The agreement is backloaded, with the disbursements gently sloping upward in the first two years and increasing significantly in Years 3 through 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

The bricks appear to be suspended in the air, in a brick road-like formation, slowly sloping upward, or perhaps restaging their descent.

From New York Times • May 27, 2022

Only now the soil is several inches higher than it was, sloping upward behind the ladder.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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