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looking up
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Taller buildings are going up, and things are looking up.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026 -
He's been looking up ways to move and work abroad for the last year.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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“Happening (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happening%20%28by%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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