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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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Gold futures fell 1% in New York to hover above $4,100 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The paper found "more than 500 incidents in which Russian trawlers loitered above vital communications cables".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

This takes the spread between the two to a multiyear high above 162 basis points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Prince of Wales faces off the Duke of Sussex on the front page of the Daily Mirror above the headline "Ruled Out".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Fourteen days after the accident, Phineas develops a huge abscess under the skin just above his eyes.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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