The most serious occurred in 1918 when upwards of 50 million people are believed to have died.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

Nowadays,many people here are ready to spend upwards of $6 for a movie ticket.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Co-founder Bob Casey, "Today,electronic recycling and reuse rates according to the EPA are still hovering around 10 percent, while it's upwards of 50 percent for papers,plastics, things of that nature."

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

"The Temple Mount was open to Muslims that wanted to come and pray only from the age of 50 upwards, and women of all ages, This was necessary to prevent any disturbances from taking place on the Temple Mount."

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

"This was a hugely significant attack plan. With that number of aircraft, with the types of destination that were being talked about, it is conceivable to think of upwards of 2,000 casualties in the air depending on the point of detonation whether others would have been caught on the ground as well.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07