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uplift

[uhp-lift, uhp-lift] / ʌpˈlɪft, ˈʌpˌlɪft /


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One further source of potential uplift to returns was identified by Gavekal’s Sikand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The company’s long-term strategy of market share gains and ongoing cost reductions are supporting operational performance and margin uplift over the medium term.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The average rates bill is now £1,239, having seen a 5% uplift in the regional rate paid by all households in Northern Ireland, alongside an uplift in the district rate set by each council area.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The study relied on thermal history models, which help scientists trace how rocks cooled as they moved closer to Earth's surface during periods of mountain uplift and erosion.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Many African Americans today believe that uplift ideology worked in the past and ought to work again—forgetting that ultimately it took a major movement to end the last caste system, not simply good behavior.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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