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A sizable minority of well-off shoppers have always been frugal, perhaps because they grew up modestly and kept those habits when they ascended into the upper middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The stock price is the bottom graph and implied volatility is on the upper graph.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Chip maker Nvidia —the world’s largest company—is testing the upper bounds of its recent monthslong range.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Police eventually cleared the show, but Dead City had the upper hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

NOTE: In some woodwinds, such as the clarinet , the upper "octave" may actually be the third harmonic rather than the second, which complicates the fingering patterns of these instruments.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones