upward

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“Any renewed disruption could quickly bring upward pressure back into the market,” says Zaheer Anwari, co-founder and CEO at The Revacy Fund, in an email.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And, in the case of University of Oregon wide receiver Dakorien Moore, that amounted to upward of $80,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Nonfarm payrolls jumped by 172,000 in May, about twice the consensus forecast, on top of upward revisions totaling 93,000 in the prior two months.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 172,000 in the month, while payroll growth for February and March was revised upward by 93,000.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

A log shifts, spraying fire and ash upward.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes