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upscale

[uhp-skeyl, uhp-skeyl, uhp-skeyl] / ˈʌpˈskeɪl, ʌpˈskeɪl, ˈʌpˌskeɪl /
















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It is a frenzied, organized dance with missed steps and dropped plates and canned tuna and mayonnaise gussied up into a fancy tonnato sauce that tastes upscale and flawless to the unsuspecting.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

There's a different kind of depth to the darkness at nighttime in the upscale Catalina Foothills neighbourhood of Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Now, at a table inside an upscale Italian restaurant, CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, the show’s executive producer Kim Harvey and Weiss presented their vision for Dokoupil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The sources say recessions and stock market declines may limit how many new residents enter since those events may affect people’s ability to pay for these upscale consumer products.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

It was a lot bigger than I’d realized—four stories tall, sky blue with white trim, like an upscale seaside resort.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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