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upgrade

[uhp-grayd, uhp-grayd, uhp-grayd, uhp-grayd] / ˈʌpˌgreɪd, ˈʌpˈgreɪd, ʌpˈgreɪd, ˈʌpˌgreɪd /


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In September, executives announced what they said would be the company’s biggest menu upgrade ever, with new chicken sandwiches, wings and wraps, hand-breaded chicken, fresher coffee and larger burgers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The outlook upgrade was driven by expectations of higher profitability at Bayer’s pharma division.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Last year, issues with an IT upgrade hit product availability at the supermarket and dented sales, impacting its bottom line.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The upgrade is expected to extend the operating lives of Voyager 1's remaining scientific instruments, allowing the spacecraft to continue collecting valuable information from interstellar space longer than previously expected.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The upgrade was the brainchild of the eminent astronomer George Ellery Hale.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

It upgrades RHB Bank to buy from hold, citing attractive yields, capital-return optionality and a favorable risk-reward profile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

TfW, who took over the running of the £5bn Wales and Borders franchise during Covid, say their south Wales valleys upgrades have been "quick".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Bloom Energy stock is the best-performing component in the S&P 500 as Barclays upgrades shares of the AI energy supply company.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Kennedy Center’s board of trustees on Thursday voted to move forward with President Trump’s plan to close the building for renovations and to inscribe his name on the building to commemorate the upgrades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“That’s what my mom calls it when people carry a lot of worries and anxieties—a weighted mind. Because it can feel heavy. Some people get upgrades for it where I’m from.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

As analysts aggressively upgraded their earnings forecasts, hot tech stocks and other names tied to the AI bottleneck trade struggled to keep up.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Sony upgraded its annual earnings forecast for the current fiscal year on Thursday, thanks to robust sales of its games, music and movies.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Over about 10 years, it plans to add more than 500 miles of new lines, plus 1,100 miles of rebuilt or upgraded lines that can carry more electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mercedes went to Austin with both cars in the new upgraded specification that had proved unconvincing, to say the least, when it made its debut in Malaysia two races ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Two family meetings in one week—and this one was upgraded to a Zamora Emergency Meeting?

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

China has asked local officials to identify vulnerable areas and is upgrading its warning and monitoring systems.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The remaining portion would be allocated to upgrading local water, wastewater and electrical infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The city has been upgrading segments of seawalls over the years to reduce seawater overtopping, but much of its harbor-front property remains under threat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Other planned investments include spending on Amazon Leo, which aims to provide high-speed internet via a network of satellites, and upgrading the company's retail and logistics warehouses to use more robotics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the nylon webbing pocket in front of him was an in-flight magazine with an article in it about camels, which he’d read, and another about upgrading your business wardrobe, which he hadn’t.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


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