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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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“Levels above that require confirmation we do not have,” the head of FX Strategy says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Because the only way to get back to base camp was via that icefall, Whittaker chose to stay above it on the mountain for five steady weeks as more camps were established up Everest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

One can enter here just above the $35.10 pivot and look for the stock to move toward $50 by year end, representing a gain of 39% from current prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Students start repayments on both after they finish their degree and earn above a threshold.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

To his bewilderment, they ascended farther still, at least five or six flights above the roofline, and Clare began to wonder if Hesterfowl was toying with him.

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