as in to rise
to move or extend upward
trees uprearing towards the sky
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Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday, though chip stocks broadly rose.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Pricey rooftops Of course, California housing costs rise as you near the water.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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For five years, the group from Mexico's National Autonomous University has climbed the volcano with pounds of equipment, risked data loss due to bad weather or a volcanic explosion and used artificial intelligence to analyze the seismic data.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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But as prices have climbed in recent days, locals have increasingly stayed away from the market stalls, reducing the chaos to a relative hush.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Tate McRae’s So Close To What rises 8-5 (40,000), SZA’s SOS steps 7-6 (40,000), Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend falls 5-7 (38,000), and Wallen’s One Thing at a Time ascends 9-8 (36,000).—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Texans rank among the young ascending teams in the league and are led by 41-year-old head coach Demeco Ryans and Stroud, the team’s 24-year-old quarterback.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The price of a carton of eggs has soared in recent years because of the ongoing outbreak of avian flu, but has since cooled, dropping nearly 21% on an annual basis in December.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Authorities in Iran have disrupted services for days as demonstrators protest soaring prices and the abrupt collapse of Iran’s national currency in the most expansive protests in the country since 2022, according to Reuters.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Uprear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprear. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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