the above
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: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
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The crown is the point where the root system meets the above-ground stem.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Free People always does a fab job making a basic tee feel refined, which is definitely what’s happening with the above square-neck pick.
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Basically all of the above were glass bottles.
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Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
Free People always does a fab job making a basic tee feel refined, which is definitely what’s happening with the above square-neck pick.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Basically all of the above were glass bottles.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Virginians in search of their nearest watering hole have all of the above to choose from, but one special spot on the Virginia-West Virginia border stands out for having the bluest water in the state.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
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