above

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /əˈbʌv/US /əˈbʌv/

Meaning

adverb
at or to a higher place
Put it on the shelf above.
preposition
at or to a higher place or position than something/somebody
The water came above our knees.

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[APPLAUSE] President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates, the first thing I would like to say is

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And when they went IPO, their stock was at about 30 or 40 dollars and then plummeted, and it's never traded above 10.

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Ladies and gentlemen, President Rosenbaum, esteemed faculty members, distinguished guests, proud parents, and above all, the 2024 graduating class of Caltech.

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