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lift

[lift] / lɪft /








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Better-than-expected inflation data provided a lift for Bitcoin prices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Crew-13 is scheduled to lift off at 11:10 a.m.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

"It is common in capital cases for the defence to raise last minute objections following decades of litigation in numerous courts. We are asking the Supreme Court of the United States to lift the stay."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But a lack of progress over the weekend reignited fears of higher-for-longer fuel costs that could lift prices across the economy and spur further interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

I gently lift CPU off my lap and head for the patio gate.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Tang said he hoped AI was "a rising tide that lifts all boats, because... a healthy innovation ecosystem needs to be able to have strength in as many areas of technology as possible".

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

With a focus on four cornerstone exercises, Florida’s roster improved its previous “max” lifts by a combined 14,443 pounds—enough muscle to pick up an African elephant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The implication is that the same tide that lifts our portfolios’ boats lifts those of the richest Americans as well.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The middle section—called a bridge or release—opens onto pivotal chords, a harmonic highway that lifts the song to a brighter emotional plane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Tūtū lifts her arm to motion to the whole of our backyard.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed the cordon, which was in place near the airbase, had been lifted on Wednesday afternoon.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The surge in Treasury yields this year has lifted the yield on the ICE BofA US Corporate Index to nearly 6%, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The government last month lifted a ban on trucks driving on Sundays and public holidays to help companies impacted by the problems.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Ducks could only watch as their leader was lifted onto a stretcher and carted from the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

A breeze lifted his hair, but brought no answer.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

For Goldman, restrictions in the U.S. would have a ripple effect across diesel prices internationally, with each week of the ban lifting European diesel prices by just below 2%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The X-48, a scaled down model of an airliner that blends wing and fuselage to create a single lifting body, flew in 2007.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

But she wasn’t ready to undergo a coronal brow lift, an invasive procedure that involves making a sizable incision along the scalp and lifting all the skin on the forehead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

European stock indexes rose at the open, with banking and technology stocks lifting the Stoxx 600.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Then, lifting one spindly leg at a time, she took a tentative step toward them.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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