ante
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"Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante," IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
In essence, the neighboring sale upped the ante as far as Behar’s listing is concerned—and also encouraged her agents to start thinking about other ways they could prove the home’s potential to prospective buyers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
On Wednesday, following the Fed’s rate announcement, Powell upped the ante.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
The game looked to be England's for the taking when Albert removed Australia's eighth wicket with the score on 207 only for Peake to up the ante.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing ante
Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: ante, anti
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