upright
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The gray 2006 Honda Accord was badly damaged but landed upright on a rocky beach, according to photos from the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Then maybe my foot would not have lost purchase in the gravel, and the Rally—now lying like a poleaxed giraffe—would have remained upright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Keep your back heel down and stay upright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
More than 60 passengers were on board the commuter-line train but nobody was injured and it remained upright, according to investigators and the East of England Ambulance Service.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I gestured at the upright piano stationed off to the side of the screen.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Data experts Opta produce an xGK figure, similar to the xG value attached to shots at goal in football, which assesses the likelihood of a particular kicker splitting the uprights from different distances and angles.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The kick duly sailed through the uprights, putting the Seahawks up 18-16—and spoiling Rivers’s return after nearly five years in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Dicker’s kick sailed through the uprights for a 57-yard field goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
No mistake from the out-half, splits the uprights.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
It was evident that up to lately there had been a large notice-board in front of the balcony; it had, however, been roughly torn away, the uprights which had supported it still remaining.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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