upper

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The gap between spending by the middle and upper classes is growing bigger, data suggest.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A scarcity of talent has, on balance, given workers the upper hand over their employers.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Orion, helped by the rocket's upper stage, will orbit Earth before flying to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

As of April 1, the Weather Channel’s 14-day forecast for Weekend 1 has highs in Indio in the upper 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Roosevelt and the others couldn’t see them because the animals were hiding and blending in among the densely packed leaves that make up the upper level of the towering trees, known as the canopy.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple