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up

[uhp] / ʌp /
PREPOSITION
situated above
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WEAK


PREPOSITION
moving from the earth
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WEAK
VERB
elevate
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ADJECTIVE
next in turn
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Some surprises are evident, but the overriding theme as usual is up, UP, UP!

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

“We do a lot of advocacy against use of NDA agreements in sex harassment,” said Jennifer Mondino, the senior director of the NWLC’s TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2024

With 80 parliamentary seats, UP holds significant sway in national politics - many consider it the gateway to Delhi.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

But UP still has the largest concentration of poor in the world – with 23% of its population recorded as multidimensionally poor even after tens of millions have been lifted out of poverty.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

Then away from the phone she yells, "Mother? Hang UP!"

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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