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aloft

[uh-lawft, uh-loft] / əˈlɔft, əˈlɒft /
ADVERB
high up
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Year: 2023 Compiled by: Nitish Pahwa Of note: The disgraced ex-mayor is still holding various objects aloft.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

These include any number of household-name technology giants whose stocks have been borne aloft to epic valuations by AI hopes and ambitions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

The banner held aloft by a Tottenham Hotspur supporter before kick-off was not so much a plea for action as a cry for help.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Blume's speech was repeatedly interrupted by jeering and whistling, a person present at the meeting told AFP, and workers held aloft signs saying: "Don't balance your books with our jobs".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

They were aloft, swinging through the air, listing this way and that.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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