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Another showed a bridge over the Panama Canal shaking violently but remaining upright as vehicles travelled across it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hopkins wore this orange prison uniform, straitjacket and muzzle when Lecter is transported under heavy security, strapped upright to a hand truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

North Korea claimed the water had been pumped out and the ship restored upright within weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The youngster somehow stayed upright but his legs had gone.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The skin on his fingertips was turning a little blue, but he held himself upright.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who had pushed a long-range penalty to the right of the uprights early on, missed a drop-goal shot.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

And when Wil Lutz’s try sailed through the uprights, the clock read 0:00—and the Giants were left in total disbelief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

The door was made of wire netting on a wooden frame, with two leather hinges nailed to the uprights and a hasp and staple fastened with a twist of wire.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams