upright
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Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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
The youngster somehow stayed upright but his legs had gone.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Keep your back heel down and stay upright.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Forcing himself upright, he filled his chest with air, put back his head and howled.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
“Field goals have got to go through the uprights, punts got to go outside the numbers with good hang time and kickoffs got to get on the ground just like any other game,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
It sailed through the uprights to give Chicago a 19-17 win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
No mistake from the out-half, splits the uprights.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
Ben Healy makes no mistake as his kick sails through the uprights.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
Its lid did not fold back in sections like other uprights.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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"Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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