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
Its two-wick design provides an even burn, and the soy wax blend lasts up to 50 hours total when lit.
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Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the Nets could still come back in the summer of 2026 and offer him any amount up to that and would have plentiful cap space to do it.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Elordi spent up to 10 hours per session in the makeup chair and worked 18-hour days in full prosthetics.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The laws in Illinois and Nevada ban products that claim to provide mental health treatment outright, threatening fines up to $10,000 in Illinois and $15,000 in Nevada.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
However, the Nets could still come back in the summer of 2026 and offer him any amount up to that and would have plentiful cap space to do it.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Elordi spent up to 10 hours per session in the makeup chair and worked 18-hour days in full prosthetics.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The laws in Illinois and Nevada ban products that claim to provide mental health treatment outright, threatening fines up to $10,000 in Illinois and $15,000 in Nevada.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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