upright
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However, the train stayed upright in the latest derailment, it says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In one group, the device was placed on a stand supported by an adjustable table, encouraging participants to remain upright.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
People in the upright group generally took greater risks and earned larger rewards over the course of the game.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The book’s hero is an upbeat, morally upright counselor named Ben Frost, who activated the boys’ noblest impulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Different areas of the cortex let you recognize letters in a book or faces in a crowd, or know whether you are standing upright.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
And when Wil Lutz’s try sailed through the uprights, the clock read 0:00—and the Giants were left in total disbelief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
Watching the kick sail through the uprights, Pitts added, “Perfect snap! Perfect kick!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
No mistake from the out-half, splits the uprights.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
Ben Healy makes no mistake as his kick sails through the uprights.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
The old man’s feet in their black kid shoes braced against the uprights.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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