from above
idiom
1
: from a higher place or position
It looks like a cross when viewed from above.
2
: from someone with greater power or authority
waiting for orders from above
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The Europa Clipper will explore that moon from above, looking for places below the planet’s surface that could support life.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
So there was an order from above: Put pressure on him.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
In the immediate aftermath of both the Kursk incursion and Prigozhin’s mutiny, Russian state television, used to being directed from above, was left to flounder.
—Peter Pomerantsev, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Watching from above was Ingram, the younger SEAL on his first deployment.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
So there was an order from above: Put pressure on him.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
In the immediate aftermath of both the Kursk incursion and Prigozhin’s mutiny, Russian state television, used to being directed from above, was left to flounder.
—Peter Pomerantsev, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Watching from above was Ingram, the younger SEAL on his first deployment.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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