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uphill

[uhp-hil, uhp-hil] / ˈʌpˈhɪl, ˈʌpˌhɪl /




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Uphill from the swollen Wenatchee River, 62-year-old Lisa Hart sat in her recently deceased parents’ kitchen, watching friends drape a tarp over the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Uphill, a couple of inches of break from the left, Mickelson thought he had nailed it.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

“It turns out, people really enjoyed it,” says Fucoloro, author of “Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Uphill from Bakersfield, snowpack in the Kern watershed is at 422 percent of normal.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2023

On the morning after his arrival he came up to them at Uphill, and told them that the matter was almost settled.

From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony




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