upper

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Pack up the car and get ready for temperatures in the upper 80s this coming weekend in Clovis and Fresno, where CIF state championships will be held in track and field and boys’ volleyball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

His historical legacy rests not only on his mastery of parliamentary procedure, but on his deployment of the upper chamber’s prerogatives with lethal precision.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Leaving parts of your upper body exposed means the sun is directly on your skin, which increases the risk of sunburn.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It’s the 12th Starship test, and will debut version three of the Starship, which stands some 408 feet tall, with the booster and upper stage stacked on top of one another.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

They were also encouraged not to settle for old-fashioned and “bourgeois” gender roles—“bourgeois” being a catchall term for the upper middle classes of Imperial Russia who’d aspired to wealth and luxury.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein