as in rose
to move or extend upward
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 600 points, while equities in Europe also bounced back on hopes that the Middle East conflict — which had driven oil prices higher and fueled recession fears — may be nearing a resolution.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026 -
More than 200 Hindi language films were released in 2024, earning a total of ₹4,679 Cr (roughly $560 million) in the domestic box office; in 2025, that figure rose to ₹5,504 Cr ($600 million).—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the day, Brent had climbed above $114 a barrel.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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Online travel booking site Booking Holdings rose nearly 2%, short-term rental platform Airbnb climbed almost 3% and hotel chains Hyatt Hotels , Marriott International and Hilton Worldwide Holdings added around 3%.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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James ascended for one last alley-oop dunk in the fourth before Doncic’s final 3-pointer, to show not just Durant, but the Rockets, who was king in Houston on Wednesday.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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The network’s own megahit, Rick and Morty, has ascended from late-night programming into comic books, music, video games, and merchandising, amounting to a revenue stream worth hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sora downloads soared after the invitation-only rollout in September, with more than 1 million daily active users after just over a month, according to data from Similarweb.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices have jumped more than 40 percent in the past month, and gas costs have soared at the pump for Americans.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Many commenters questioned why the ban on transfusions wasn't lifted entirely for one of the same reasons cited by Lösch regarding the use of one's own blood, that the Bible doesn't comment on it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Raging waters lifted homes and cars and prompted evacuation orders for 5,500 people north of Honolulu.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Cardinals mounted a rally in the bottom of the fifth.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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In 2021-22, Milan’s Fondazione Prada mounted a seminal retrospective of more than 100 paintings and an equal number of drawings by Gnoli (Miuccia Prada and her husband Patrizio Bertelli are among the artist’s top collectors).—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Upturned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturned. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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