on the upside
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: when the good parts or advantages are considered
On the upside, the car does have a lot of trunk space.
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The same inverse relationship does not work on the upside as fear is a much stronger emotion than greed.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Retail sales were stronger than expected in July and are likely to surprise on the upside again.
—Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
There is not a hard cap on the upside for the equity portion.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course, on the upside, fall also brings that annual explosion of fall foliage that adorns calendar covers and fills tour buses with leaf-peeping tourists and their expendable dollars each year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Retail sales were stronger than expected in July and are likely to surprise on the upside again.
—Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024
There is not a hard cap on the upside for the equity portion.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course, on the upside, fall also brings that annual explosion of fall foliage that adorns calendar covers and fills tour buses with leaf-peeping tourists and their expendable dollars each year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
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“On the upside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20upside. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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