as in to rise
to move or extend upward
trees uprearing towards the sky
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025 -
The overt reason is that BP’s stock has risen less than other oil majors during 2024.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Eli Lilly’s stock has climbed 10% over the past 12 months to about $842 a share.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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Weak sales have hurt the value of Tesla shares, which had climbed 91% after Election Day, peaking just before Christmas, as investors anticipated Musk and his electric car company would be big winners in Donald Trump’s second term.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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He still is considered to be a bit raw, an ascending player working to discover his maximum impact.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Mackie may have ascended to a new level of movie stardom with his latest film, Captain America: Brave New World, but parenting is still his biggest priority.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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Egg prices are soaring all over the nation, driven by avian flu and, some critics say, federal regulations that incentivize the culling of chickens exposed to it.—
Will Swaim,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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Following the devastation of World War II, rapid industrialization in Europe and Japan led to soaring demand for energy, steel and other vital commodities.—
Max Baecker,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Uprear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uprear. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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