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onto

[on-too, awn-, on-tuh, awn-] / ˈɒn tu, ˈɔn-, ˈɒn tə, ˈɔn- /


ADJECTIVE
upon
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PREPOSITION
upon
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Back in March, the U.S. said it would temporarily allow Russia to sell oil that had already been loaded onto tankers at sea.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I latched onto fantasy to comfort the insecurities I was dealing with,” Wolf said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In response, exporters are pouring these goods onto foreign markets, opening up a trillion-dollar annual trade surplus with the rest of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

A few minutes later, she saw the same man had "climbed up onto the barriers".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Clare slapped the thought away like a heart-eater mushroom, steering his companion back onto the path.

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




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