upgrading
- present participle of upgrade.
Example Sentences
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Verizon attributed the decrease to a nearly 20% decline in equipment revenue as customers hold onto their mobile devices longer and longer before upgrading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I obviously have a room in his head,” Obama told the hosts, former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, upgrading it to “a suite in his head.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
She is calling on the government "to prioritise investment in upgrading school buildings" so they are "safe and suitable".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the nylon webbing pocket in front of him was an in-flight magazine with an article in it about camels, which he’d read, and another about upgrading your business wardrobe, which he hadn’t.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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