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Also, upward of . More than, in excess of, as in Upwards of 30,000 spectators filled the ballpark . [c. 1600]
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It’s also craven and wrong; even if throwing foreigners into a volcano polled at upwards of 90%, opposition would be both justified and required for the simple fact that civilized, free societies do not incinerate their guests.

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Mr. Coogler doesn’t have the name recognition to demand 30 theaters with each print costing upwards of $50,000, not to mention the cost of the equipment.

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The George W. Bush administration went on to hold upwards of 800 men and boys in the U.S. military prison at the Guantánamo Bay naval base without charge, access to counsel, or judicial review.

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In an interview with KTTV, the owner said the loss was upwards of $20 million.

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Which was sorely needed after the extra long wait campers endured to get into the campground before the festival, with wait times stretching upwards of 8 hours.

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