as in rose
to move or extend upward
trees uprearing towards the sky
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Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
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Odinga first rose to prominence as a political activist fighting against the one-party rule of President Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Water levels climbed into minor flood stage on Sunday afternoon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and shut down Route 40 and Route 30 in both directions in and out of the city.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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As of August, completed, but unsold housing inventory had climbed to 762 million square meters, up from 753 million square meters in December 2024, S&P said.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Through the first four weeks of Florida’s 2025 season, freshman receiver catcher Vernell Brown III had ascended into a starring role.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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The rapid escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies has sunk stocks, rattling investors and industries by igniting fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff battle in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports soared to around 145% and 120% respectively.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Hooters reaches for the sky Hooters girls soared at 30,000 feet in the early 2000s.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Upreared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upreared. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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