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    The elevation of Denver, Colorado, is one mile above sea level
    
    
    
    
    
    From this elevation, you can see seven counties. The doctor noticed a slight elevation in the skin near the eye
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Since her elevation to the peerage, she has had less time for local community work
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The elevation of his style means that his work is not accessible to a mass readership