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This highly efficient system of a centerline propeller and a rotating thruster behind allowed De Voogt’s naval architects to fashion a hull shape with an optimized, upswept after body for less turbulence and a quieter wake.—Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Brittany finished out the look with Chanel loafers, ankle socks and a Chanel logo necklace, plus hexagonal sunglasses to compliment her upswept hair.—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024 The plain edge blade with an upswept design makes the knife a solid slasher, and when combined with the needle-point and 6.30-ounce fighting weight, the knife will puncture and penetrate.—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023 In March 2002, the United Kingdom’s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit arrested Gary McKinnon, a quiet 36-year-old Scot with elfin features and Spock-like upswept eyebrows.—IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2011 See All Example Sentences for upswept
People who watch this film will leave feeling uplifted and motivated.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
When hundreds of companies each contribute in small, daily ways, entire schools get built, children are educated, forests are protected, and communities are uplifted.
In August, car insurance rose by the smallest annual rate in three years – but that still amounted to a hefty near-5% jump, well above the overall inflation rate.
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Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.
Traditionally, hormone therapeutic leuprolide is prescribed to treat recurrent prostate cancer – something indicated by elevated levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) following initial treatment.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
Shares of Darden Restaurants have added 1% this year, but Cho said that Darden Restaurant’s somewhat elevated current valuation still seems justified.
With star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb sidelined with a high-ankle sprain for the last three games, Dallas Cowboys newcomer George Pickens has ascended to the top of the team's leaderboard in receiving.
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Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.
The 4-2-3-1 formation has been one of the most prominent systems used across Europe since the turn of the century, adopted by some of the best tacticians in modern football.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
While there’s some grappling between the big three, Amazon, Microsoft and Google remain by far the prominent cloud computing providers for AI applications, according to Emarketer senior analyst Jacob Bourne — and their futures depend at least in part on serving AI demand.
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