upper

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Stay up really late so you wake up with the kind of high upper eyelid exposure that gives you Prey Eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In 2024, about 31% of Americans were part of the upper middle class, up from about 10% in 1979, according to a report released this year by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed a building whose upper floors were engulfed in flames.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The growing gap between the upper, middle and lower classes suggests we’re in what’s being called an E-shaped economy — which could spell trouble ahead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Gia ambled down the great iron steps connecting the upper decks of the air-trolley platforms to the streets below.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton