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• And Donald believes the industry, as a whole, is on the up and up.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022
• No one would ever suspect Carney of telling a lie, of not being on the up and up.
  — Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
• Any lawyer who has to insist on the legality of a scheme is probably not on the up and up.
  — David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2020
• Jesuit coach Ken Potter said the team’s performance Friday shows that his team is on the up and up.
  — Nick Celario, oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022
• But after a chilly start this morning, temperatures are on the up and up.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
• But the unhappy neighbors may have to live with it if the city determines everything is on the up and up.
  — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2020
• Average credit card interest rates across all card types are on the up and up as well.
  — Ivana Pino, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2022
• If things have gotten a little out of sorts or a bit convoluted, now is the time to make sure that everything is on the up and up.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2021
• Faber’s office did say that the state auditor believed the 2020 presidential election was on the up and up.
  — Marty Schladen, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2022
• But like the career-changing victory itself, the money is totally on the up and up.
  — Bill Fields, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
• The episode serves as a wake-up call for all of us to be very cautious when interacting with businesses, even when everything appears to be on the up and up.
  — David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021
• Everything’s on the up and up, the animals are coming back, everything’s going great.
  — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 4 May 2022
• Though no one ever publicly identified the hackers, and Ren denied any Huawei involvement, the episode added to the suspicion in the West that Huawei's success was not always achieved on the up and up.
  — Steven Levy, Wired, 16 Nov. 2020
• Society has to be on the up and up that AI is going to have a demonstrative impact on societal power dynamics.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Your money is coming into sharper focus as the Moon enters your 2nd House of Finances, supplying you with a chance to go over your accounts and make sure that everything is on the up and up.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
• Malcolm, a passionate filmmaker, has just debuted his first feature film and is on top of the world, but as his professional life is on the up and up, his personal life has hit an all time-low.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2021
• In addition to accusing the media of trying to manipulate public opinion through inaccurate polls, Stewart also suggested the election may not have been on the up and up.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
• Additionally, statement pieces and vintage furniture are absolutely on the up and up.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 5 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024