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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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Palo Alto Networks reported 85 cents in adjusted earnings per share in the latest quarter, above the 79 cents analysts were expecting.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Likewise if there are animals up above fertilizing, as they are wont to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

We were two floors underground, and yet we could feel and hear the massive explosions above.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Several other rock layers sit between those springs and the surface above.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Across from him, Gingersnipes balanced on a thick bough, clutching the branch above her head.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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