upon it
Example Sentences
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Its leaders have been warning for years that its resources did not match the demands placed upon it.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
But for us modern humans, it means that our brains and bodies remember any excess weight gain as though our survival and lives depend upon it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
That nonpartisan reputation is crucial to why global investors and policymakers rely upon it so much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Everything we do that’s perceived as absurd always starts from a real place of: ‘Something like this exists, and we’re going to expand upon it and go deeper and weirder with it.’
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
At this late hour there are no patrons lingering in this particular tent, and it is unlikely that any other visitors to the circus will stumble upon it in the remaining hours before dawn.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
