the above
noun
: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
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What links the above is that all were begotten by one man—Andrzej Pągowski, born in 1953.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Carefully inspect the areas bedbugs are usually drawn toward for any of the above.
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Photos of the structure show that the above-ground portion of the bunker is blue and white.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Gomis returns to the Berlinale with Dao, a sprawling tale of two ceremonies, which — as if to prove the above point — takes place simultaneously between France and Guinea-Bissau, where some of the director’s relatives hail from.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Carefully inspect the areas bedbugs are usually drawn toward for any of the above.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
Photos of the structure show that the above-ground portion of the bunker is blue and white.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Gomis returns to the Berlinale with Dao, a sprawling tale of two ceremonies, which — as if to prove the above point — takes place simultaneously between France and Guinea-Bissau, where some of the director’s relatives hail from.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
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“The above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20above. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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