lift
Example Sentences
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Corning also lifted its targets for its internal “Springboard” growth plan, which it unveiled in 2023.
From Barron's
The threat provided support for shares of U.S. oil companies and lifted crude prices to their highest level since September.
From MarketWatch
Today, American fruit makes up barely 5% of the company’s imports, dwarfed by produce from South Africa, which benefited from the lifting of apartheid-era sanctions, and China.
I gently lift CPU off my lap and head for the patio gate.
From Literature
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Playfully lifting the corner of her long trench coat, Yeromina showed how she had layered up to stay warm.
From Barron's
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