as in rising
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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With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children's Hospital has begun screening children's literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Videos geolocated and verified by CNN show a large fire at a residential high-rise building in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Saturday and smoke rising from the vicinity of the Crowne Plaza hotel in the city on Sunday.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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One of the units had a series of hexagonal mirrors ascending the stairway.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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There was something about ascending the mountain first, before soaring down it, that spoke to them.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rarely is picnicking so decadent or – after climbing the equivalent of 100 floors or more – so gratefully received.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, stocks with less exposure to AI are climbing higher.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The most coveted stays are the suites carved from former racquetball courts—dramatic, loft-like spaces with soaring ceilings that nod to the building’s past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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In December, 2022, President Joe Biden sent a letter to the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee full of soaring language about how the Presidential-primary calendar should reflect the Party’s highest principles.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Upturning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturning. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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