upright
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We have too many bones in the foot, a spine ill-suited for upright walking and neurons that are sluggish and error-prone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At one moment I decided to make a song based on the upright bass and add a free-jazz vibe to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Their thicker, sturdier bones were better able to spread out the forces created when the animals stood upright.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
I’d change into play clothes, take my bowl and begin the solemn work of crushing an obscene number of crackers into the carrot-flecked broth until the spoon could nearly stand upright.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
But Father led the boy to Tante Jans’s old upright.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Data experts Opta produce an xGK figure, similar to the xG value attached to shots at goal in football, which assesses the likelihood of a particular kicker splitting the uprights from different distances and angles.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The kick duly sailed through the uprights, putting the Seahawks up 18-16—and spoiling Rivers’s return after nearly five years in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The obscure rule allows a team to kick immediately after a fair catch and if it goes through the uprights and over the crossbar, it counts as a three-point field goal for the kicking team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
No mistake from the out-half, splits the uprights.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
Its lid did not fold back in sections like other uprights.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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