upwardly
- a word derived from upward.
Example Sentences
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The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits fell to 226,000 in the week through June 18, compared with the upwardly revised 230,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
The Employment Trends Index, or ETI, fell to 107.01 in May, from an upwardly revised 107.88 in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 219,000 in the week through April 4, up 16,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised level of 203,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Available positions fell to 6.9 million from an upwardly revised 7.2 million in January, and hiring fell to its lowest level since April 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The girls and their mother made regular appearances in the social column of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, the model of an upwardly mobile and professional black family.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
