upper

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The upper grades are complicated by students moving from class to class and different teachers possibly having conflicting computer needs — a concern raised by board member Nick Melvoin, author of the screen-time resolution.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who has acted as a referee in the upper chamber of US Congress since 2012, deemed the provision out of order on Saturday, Democrats said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“After last night our ask is in the upper fours, MTA’s is in the mid-threes,” said Peluso.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But the 2-year yield’s move above the Fed’s 3.7% upper limit of its target funding range is particularly noteworthy, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The door Anya stepped through was on an upper level, near the ceiling.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack