upwardly

as in upward

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Recent Examples of upwardly But these traditions count for nothing in the age of Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s ever upwardly mobile president. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Lloyd likened his extended stay – a 22-year assistantship that is not the norm in a very upwardly mobile profession – to making a sound investment. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 Businesses and developers are eager to appeal to these upwardly mobile consumers. Conrad Kickert, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026 Don’t be astonished if Honeywell upwardly revises its earnings forecasts later in the year. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 High-end apparel maker Ralph Lauren also turned up on the screen as a stock that’s seen upwardly revised earnings estimates. Davis Giangiulio,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026 The Lincolnshire club had been locked in a spiral of decline in recent times — going from the second-tier Championship to National League North in the space of 12 years, amid financial chaos — but are now upwardly mobile once more, having won promotion back to the National League last season. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • And inevitably, buyers will start checking boxes and pushing that price tag upwards.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The volume and velocity of information Research shows most adults spend upward of two hours per day on their mobile device — and this doesn’t include additional time spent online at work or via computers.
    Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • However, credit scores for Gen Z are up by one point over that timeframe and roughly half have a very strong FICO score of 700 or above.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Since the war began, rice is up some 60% and prices of beef are more than 150% higher.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Upwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwardly. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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