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Now the time has been upped to one minute.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

On May 21, just a day after SpaceX filed for its IPO, ERShares upped its exposure to SpaceX by $35 million, for a total of $281 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A little later, he upped his game considerably with “The Wailing,” which adds ghosts, demons, dead crows and an extremely literal title.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

For its next quarterly payout, Apollo upped its common stock dividend to 56 cents a share, from 51 cents in recent quarters.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Boobie played sparingly the following week in a 48—2 win over Dallas Jesuit that upped Permian’s record to six and one.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger