upper

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“Everybody is doing better, but the upper income households are especially,” said Richard Fry, a senior researcher at Pew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

More than 80% of people in the upper middle class and rich categories were in married or cohabitating households, the Urban Institute analysis found.

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 vote on Friday across the upper and lower houses of parliament in the capital Naypyidaw saw Min Aung Hlaing secure a huge margin over the second-place candidate in a three-person race.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“I don’t want to hear it, Odilia,” Mamá warned, her upper lip getting thinner and tighter as she spoke.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall