straight up
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While the friend ran straight up the mountain, Prabin dashed diagonally across, putting him in the flood’s path.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Randy, apparently at the egging on by his father, Bill, the football coach at St. Francis, takes the F-16 straight up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
In my view, the AI investment cycle has not suddenly disappeared just because the stocks stopped going straight up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Usually you just get rejected straight up," the 30-year-old told AFP in the western city of Frankfurt.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Right in that moment, Thorn turned over quicker than a chipmunk and shot her hands straight up at the Nightbeast.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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