as in to rise
to move or extend upward
trees uprearing towards the sky
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Supply disruptions have also hit hard in Europe and Africa, where countries are responding to rising fuel costs and a considerable threat to food security.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
5 June 2026 -
Airlines have faced rising fuel costs as the conflict in Iran has disrupted global oil supplies and increased energy prices.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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Rolling the dice As insurance costs climb, many homeowners are postponing major life decisions and cutting back elsewhere.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Meanwhile, ComEd customers saw their electric bills climb 12% to about $120 a month in June.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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The other six ascended to the highest office in the land as a result of the dysfunction that has made Peru a punch line in political-science circles, a sad story of ungovernability played on a loop.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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In any other year, Radcliffe would be ascending to the podium, and deservedly so.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the market capitalization of India's peers is soaring.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The Huntington Beach startup’s soaring valuation underscores how defense tech funding is booming as armed conflicts such as the Iran war and the Russian-Ukrainian war continue.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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“Uprear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprear. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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