on the up-and-up
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Apple stock notched a record close on Wednesday, but there’s more the iPhone maker has to prove in just a few short weeks to keep investor sentiment on the up and up.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
"We have evidence and proof to show that everything's on the up and up right now," City Commissioner Omar Sabir told reporters outside a new secure ballot-counting facility in Northeast Philadelphia.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024
I’m a hopeless romantic, so I can’t help thinking that she’s going to try to figure out how to decrease his sentence while still being on the up and up.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022
Granted, most fans know Gordon’s on the up and up.
From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022
Once the background check proves you’ve been on the up and up, then you’re issued an interview date at USCIS.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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