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  • present tense form of up (3rd person singular).
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ups



VERB
elevate
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The investor ups their order to 200 shares, still hoping to get 50.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

We asked four families to lay out the financial ups and downs of older parenthood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Inventories are the shock absorbers of the energy world: They smooth out the tension between the ups and downs of supply and the usually steady pace of demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Eisenhower instructs the two men to come to an agreement and “Pressure” follows the ups and downs of their working relationship over the course of several days.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

But having treated him through many ups and downs, Lebensohn believed that William was “an extraordinarily intelligent man” with “Manic Depressive Illness.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield



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