uphill

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But executive recruiters say Mason’s move to jump ship and get a simultaneous promotion to CEO—known as a “double switch”—might prove an uphill battle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It also revealed that Pine Island Glacier once moved very differently, pulling rocks from its base and carrying them uphill when the ice sheet was much thicker.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

“So that tells you the uphill battle that we had been fighting since Day One, when your executive is literally proud to tell you that he didn’t watch it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

O'Neill called for Celtic to avoid the slow starts that have left them facing uphill tasks in recent weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Just as he reached the little lawn among the rowans he overtook him, toiling uphill, panting and calling, Frodo!

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien