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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
One investor warned this month that equity markets are showing signs of a bubble comparable to 2000 or 1929, but others argue that the upward movement is driven by earnings rather than froth.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This, in turn, pushes other employees to ask for higher salaries, and the spiral continues upward.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
His career has been on a sharp upward trajectory.
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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
One investor warned this month that equity markets are showing signs of a bubble comparable to 2000 or 1929, but others argue that the upward movement is driven by earnings rather than froth.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Adverb
Prices continued upward for a couple of days, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This, in turn, pushes other employees to ask for higher salaries, and the spiral continues upward.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upward
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May comes to Dallas after guiding Michigan to its first national title since 1989, a run that vaulted him into the upper tier of college coaches.
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Cherry was shot twice in the upper torso and died at the hospital, according to police.
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Today’s reality differs starkly from the city’s hopes of a residential hub that would have reached skyward.
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Veterans can make up to 35% of the cap on supermax contracts, or about $58 million, and the cap is expected to keep rising as the NBA’s new national television deals send league revenue skyward.
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Near the end of the trilogy, Carney and Elizabeth dine at Windows on the World, the luxury restaurant that once looked out from the North Tower’s uppermost floors.
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According to the music magazine, only half a dozen tunes have entered the Radio Songs chart within its uppermost region.
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At the former hacienda community Nogueras near Comala, an impressive museum features historical and archaeological artifacts, and the restaurant Pascual mentioned above.
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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Spectators seated in the topmost section on Sunday night will be on eye level with the Truman balcony.
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Its skeletal steel dome, erected on the spot where an Easter egg roll was held in the days of the republic, rises as high as the topmost arcade of the Colosseum, towering over the White House.
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When using overhead sprinklers, water in the morning to allow plant foliage to dry in the midday sun.
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But the real impact of AI is when agents will take over tasks that can reduce a business owner’s operating and overhead costs.
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But Starbucks has a few months of soft openings under its belt to see how the uplifted stores are performing in Chicago, and Williams said the early returns are promising.
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For those weighed down by adult concerns, watching an episode leaves them feeling uplifted.
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“Upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upward. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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