uplift
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This is positive for rail operations of its subsidiary SBS Transit, with net revenue uplift for SBS Transit at around 18.8 million Singapore dollars, the analyst estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"There have been challenges," he said, "but now the government is really trying hard to consolidate the youth. The government is implementing programmes that will really uplift their lives."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Our staff were able to uplift the seal and drive it to a safe place where it was released into the water," Senior Sergeant Miriam Bentley from Wellington Police said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Productions that film at least half of their days and spend at least $10 million in qualified compensation in 10 or more states also could qualify for an additional uplift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
He was as cynical as I was regarding uplift and hope, and we were proud of having escaped what we called the “childhood disease of metaphysical fear.”
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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Meanwhile NielsenIQ noted many related works -- including "The Iliad", Madeline Miller's "Circe" and Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad" -- had also seen "significant" sales uplifts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Dr Helen Kerr, a resident doctor in emergency medicine at Altnagelvin Hospital, said doctors felt they had been "forced into this after years of sub-inflationary pay uplifts".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The government is under pressure from its own MPs to scrap the two-child limit for benefit uplifts.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
Its theme, “Mariposas Sin Fronteras,” or “Butterflies Without Borders,” uplifts stories of migration and the transformative power of queer and trans joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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As one of the biggest global gatherings the city has seen came to end, it was impossible not to feel uplifted.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s been a week of emotional and intellectual whiplash, but I head into the theater feeling uplifted.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
For those weighed down by adult concerns, watching an episode leaves them feeling uplifted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
While artificial intelligence investments and spending by well-off families have powered the robust economic growth, it remains unclear if most households will feel uplifted by this boom.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
There were Nine Riders at the water’s edge below, and Frodo’s spirit quailed before the threat of their uplifted faces.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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A former war reporter assigned to help plan a morale-boosting national festival faces the absurdity inherent in projects such as a cake-baking competition and a collection of uplifting poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I'm excited to keep uplifting my friends and cheering them on as they reach for the Moon. Together, we'll keep pushing boundaries and inspiring the next giant leap."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
And zonk it is, indeed; “Date Night” is an exhilarating, high-velocity, uplifting song with a surprisingly singable chorus.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
President Trump posted on Truth Social that “we loved them and their great and uplifting song.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It’s not exactly uplifting, but it’s all I’ve got.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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