lifting
- present participle of lift.
Example Sentences
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But regional banks have been benefiting from some of the same forces lifting the Wall Street banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Littler set a new record for the final with an average of 111.53, lifting his average for the tournament as a whole to 111.04 to break Phil Taylor's previous high mark of 106.31.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Big Tech and the AI race have done much of the heavy lifting for the stock market over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
It obtained a full UK banking licence from regulators in March, lifting restrictions on it competing with established retail lenders in its home market.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The statement shocked Clare into lifting his head.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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