upward

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Their principal value is adjusted upward when prices rise.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Steve Englander, head of North America strategy for Standard Chartered Bank, sees core inflation on a mild upward trend, but was not concerned about the most severe case, he said in an interview.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

That’s why the youth unemployment rate in France is upward of 20%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Lower sea levels reduced pressure on the bedrock beneath Antarctic ice shelves, allowing the land underneath to slowly rise upward.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

They had been clambering upward for at least an hour, perhaps two, when Christopher first noticed the marks cut into the rock.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell