upwardly

as in upward

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Recent Examples of upwardly 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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  • For catastrophe pricing that is a specific, nasty problem, because cat losses already creep upward for years as the full scope gets counted and the litigation grinds on.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The color was also gently smudged below her lower lashes, winging ever so faintly upward at the outer corner.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026
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  • According to Brown, Pinterest searches for phone-free ideas are up 113%.
    Vogue Business, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • As the second half of extra-time began and the specter of a shootout loomed, up stepped Ferrán Torres, someone who couldn’t have deserved it more.
    Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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“Upwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwardly. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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