upside-down
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An upside-down OK signal is made with the hand below the waist.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
I was home alone when I fell into the hidden space behind our kitchen wall, wedged nearly upside-down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Now more than ever, we need books such as “In the Fields of Fatherless Children,” to help us make sense of, and right, our upside-down world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Across the Atlantic, meanwhile, the situation appears almost upside-down.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
The speeds don’t get above 25 mph, and it only lasts ten seconds, but there’s an upside-down loop in the middle.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
AI is turning that assumption upside down as more entrepreneurs go it alone, with a growing class generating over $1 million in revenue without hiring a single employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
AI is turning that assumption upside down, and more aspiring entrepreneurs are going it alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A bricklayer who coaches eight-to-12-year-olds, Cordero is using the football fever whipped up by the World Cup to try to bring a little joy to children whose lives were turned upside down by the disaster.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Some caravan awnings came into grief, there were burst and bent poles and we had a gazebo that was upside down and in a very sorry shape," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Everyone floats, some upside down, like they’re all in zero gravity or something.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
