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One relatively simple upgrade is to invest in soft-close hinges and quality handles, experts advised.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

By the time visitors reach the exhibition’s last gallery in this newly renovated museum, which reopened June 30 after a 20-month upgrade, they can’t help but observe the connections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Trading two young, team controlled players for a 19-year-old hitting .247 in Class A doesn’t seem like an upgrade any time soon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

"But that does not mean anything if Croatia does not have the capacity," Fugas said, flagging the necessary pipeline upgrade for any new demand.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Well, then I’ll have my usual Blazin’ Texan burger, but I’d like to upgrade my side to onion rings.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

They said the total cost to tear out and redo their front and back yards was $20,000, excluding house and structure upgrades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

A number of upgrades to improve experiments at the Large Hadron Collider will also not be paid for by the agency.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The planes will have electrical-power upgrades and dual-auxiliary power units, similar to the prior-generation Air Force Ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Simple upgrades like replacing cheap doors with sturdier ones and switching out hinges can actually go a long way in enhancing a home’s appeal to future buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

“That’s what my mom calls it when people carry a lot of worries and anxieties—a weighted mind. Because it can feel heavy. Some people get upgrades for it where I’m from.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

That newer Ridge Route got upgraded 10 or 12 years after it opened, but in time it was left in the mountain dust by the I-5 in 1970.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

In response, the sixth-generation RAV4 was issued upgraded acoustic armor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Schneider Electric SU -1.98%decrease; red down pointing triangle upgraded its full-year financial targets after it posted record first-half revenue and adjusted earnings, which were supported by organic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The retailer maintained its guidance for operating profit of about €2.3 billion for the year, but upgraded its revenue outlook from rising in the high-single-digits to in between a range of 9% and 10%.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Playing The Sims would be way easier if I had an upgraded laptop.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

That’s in part because people who have rock-bottom interest rates on their home loans are reluctant to give them up, so instead of moving to another home, they’re upgrading the one they have.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

John Mozeliak’s first foray into upgrading the Angels is off to a rocky start.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Its iPhone sales jumped 22 percent to $54.3 billion as customers kept upgrading to the latest models, while Mac revenue climbed 29 percent, with higher prices doing little to dampen demand.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Verizon attributed the decrease to a nearly 20% decline in equipment revenue as customers hold onto their mobile devices longer and longer before upgrading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

In the nylon webbing pocket in front of him was an in-flight magazine with an article in it about camels, which he’d read, and another about upgrading your business wardrobe, which he hadn’t.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood