things are looking up
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The suicide rate around the world is down among such men and women, compared with 10 or 20 years ago, and in this and other ways things are looking up for the aged.
As Agatha Swanburne once said, “When things are looking up, there’s no point in looking elsewhere.”
From Literature
“Perhaps things are looking up,” she thought as she led the children downstairs to wait for Simon, for it was already nearing eleven o’clock.
From Literature
What’s Next: Things are looking up for next year as well.
From Barron's
Things are looking up for next year as well.
From Barron's
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