"Still I ___" (Maya Angelou poem) (4)

I believe the answer is:

rise

(Other definitions for rise that I've seen before include "Salary increase" , "hike" , "Move upward" , "more money" , "Get out of bed, sire" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the USA Today.

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