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upscale

[uhp-skayl, uhp-skayl, uhp-skayl] / ˈʌpˈskeɪl, ʌpˈskeɪl, ˈʌpˌskeɪl /
















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They erected sprawling campuses and upscale strip malls—and even helped turn a moribund river into an Olympic water-sports venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Among the upscale amenities that were mentioned in the description are a fitness studio, a teahouse, a pool house, as well as a guesthouse studio with its own living room, fireplace, and private gated entry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

They brought in minimalist and retro aesthetics, and matte finishes, to craft packaging that read as upscale, making for clean, consistent visuals across aisles.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

It spawned a Justice for Clayton Instagram account with 80,000 followers and eventually a criminal investigation that culminated in a police raid on the Owens family home in upscale Scottsdale, Ariz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Some find the salaries and perks compensating; the developments that cater to them come with big houses, schools with top SAT scores, parks for youth sports, and upscale shopping strips.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Granted, this upscaled, agreeably rangy treatment of an adventure storyline that wouldn’t have been out of place on the show could have attempted more.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

China's community football projects have indeed been hugely upscaled, with pitches now accessible all over the country.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025

The Nature Nanotechnology article describes an innovative graphene-based neurotechnology that can be upscaled using established semiconductor fabrication processes, holding the potential for a transformative impact.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2024

FSR 2.0’s temporal upscaling uses previous frame color, depth and motion vectors in the rendering pipeline to create very high-quality upscaled output with optimized anti-aliasing across all image quality presets and output resolutions.

From The Verge ● Mar. 17, 2022

The bigger question, propelling this feisty, funny and poignant comedy-drama arriving Friday, is how much its setting — Boyle Heights, Los Angeles — can be upscaled and “discovered” until it is no longer Boyle Heights.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2020

For others, such as Leeds United in northern England and Spanish team Getafe, upscaling is essential to stay competitive in major leagues where player transfer fees and salaries are huge.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

However, this upscaling only underscores the shortcomings of these images, leaving us not in awe of the heavens but adrift in the void.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

It made a big deal of PC-exclusive features including unlocked frame rates, upscaling tech and support for ultrawide displays seen as an advantage souped-up gaming rigs.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

These findings provide strong evidence for integrating and upscaling nature-based components into coastal defenses, but the team advised doing so with caution.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024

Making “Revanchist,” he returned to old project files dating back to 2014, rummaging through unfinished ideas and upscaling the freshest ones.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2023




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