upped

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Firms like ANTA, the organisers of Irving's Chengdu fan meet last week, have upped their international profile in recent years, building upon their success at home to make headway overseas.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

He has also switched some of his purchasing to the Republic of Ireland and says plant nurseries there have "upped their game".

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

UBS analysts recently upped their AI capital-expenditure forecast to $820 billion for 2026 and nearly $990 billion next year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In the three weeks since the meeting, investors have upped bets that the Fed’s next move is more likely to be an increase rather than a cut.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Inns on the route had upped their rates; ferrymen were charging extra to transport people and carriages across rivers.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy