as in until
during the period before and continuing to (a particular time)
She was unsure of what to do and deliberated up to the last moment about whether to accept the job offer.
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Recent Examples of up to
Wayfair’s Epic Spring Sale includes outdoor furniture and patio decor deals up to 83 percent off.
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
There is no grace period for this law, meaning trans and nonbinary people will have immediately invalid documents putting them at risk of a US$1,000 fine and up to six months in jail for driving with an invalid license.
—Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026
The latest version, Looney said, calls for phasing in the child tax credit at $150 per child for up to three children and then eventually increasing to $600 per child for up to three children.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Kavonic said markets will initially price in a spectrum of risks — from the loss of up to 2 million barrels per day of Iranian exports to attacks on regional infrastructure or, in the extreme, a disruption of passage through Hormuz.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
There is no grace period for this law, meaning trans and nonbinary people will have immediately invalid documents putting them at risk of a US$1,000 fine and up to six months in jail for driving with an invalid license.
—Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026
The latest version, Looney said, calls for phasing in the child tax credit at $150 per child for up to three children and then eventually increasing to $600 per child for up to three children.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Kavonic said markets will initially price in a spectrum of risks — from the loss of up to 2 million barrels per day of Iranian exports to attacks on regional infrastructure or, in the extreme, a disruption of passage through Hormuz.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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