as in rising
to move or extend upward
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025 -
China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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But this showdown which needs no hype is ascending a level.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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James, 24, was a great story of training camp, ascending from last year’s practice squad and the bottom of the roster onto the team thanks to a strong training camp.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cameras capture the suspect climbing over a railing onto a rooftop overlooking the UVU plaza, positioning himself in a prone stance consistent with a sniper setup.—
Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Production is still climbing, but the slope of the curve is flattening.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The company is exploring for new copper deposits in Angola, in the DRC’s Western Forelands, Kazakhstan, and Zambia amid soaring demand for the metal.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nscale was spun out to address soaring demand for data centers capable of handling AI workloads.—
Ryan Browne,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Upturning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturning. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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