upper
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Those 76.5 million households in the upper half of incomes reported $13.3 trillion in total AGI.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
The rocket’s upper stage made it to orbit, achieving the flight’s main goal, though the booster wasn’t recaptured for reuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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
"It is also the case that the current instability in the Gulf is creating inflationary pressures which mean the upper end of our 2030 forecast is now even higher."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
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