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The step up between the final months of 2025 and early 2026 was attributed to "upturns in government spending and exports and an acceleration in investment," while consumer spending decelerated.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“Japan’s manufacturing industry propelled itself back into growth territory at the start of 2026, with firms signaling the strongest upturns in output and new orders for nearly four years,” said Fiddes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But even with the upturns among these students, their scores were sobering: 36.8% were proficient in English, 25% in math and 20.7% in science.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

The upturns follow a bout of anemic wage growth in Europe.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2021

Sometimes the worship of the Gods not rightly conducted upturns one's life, and sometimes the many and dissatisfied opinions of men harass.

From The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. by Euripides