Example Sentences

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Available positions fell to 6.9 million in February, down from an upwardly revised 7.2 million in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

February’s sales, at a seasonally adjusted 4.09 million pace, increased from the prior month’s upwardly revised reading of 4.02 million.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Taking it would be the greatest validation yet of an upwardly mobile team.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

“But I still do think of this card as being worthwhile for the upwardly mobile, young professional renter. It actually is one of the most lucrative transferable-points cards on the market.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

The notion was controversial in some evangelical circles but became widespread nonetheless, and it made the Assemblies’ faith more compatible with an upwardly mobile middle class.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times