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as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years
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as in climb
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
the rising of the sun
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as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate
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as in waking
to leave one's bed
I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven
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as in ascending
to move or extend upward
mountains majestically rising towards the sky
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Recent Examples of rising
Scott L. Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
With unemployment rising, hopes of lowering inflation stagnating and yet another interest rate cut pause from the Federal Reserve, there were few signs of interest rate relief in the month.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
Marylanders are experiencing the same rising home costs as communities across America.
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Andy Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2026
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Noun
Underlying the Persian Gulf itself is a basin filled with debris eroded from the rising of the Zagros Mountains.
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Scott L. Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
With unemployment rising, hopes of lowering inflation stagnating and yet another interest rate cut pause from the Federal Reserve, there were few signs of interest rate relief in the month.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
According to a report from trustees, the retirement fund is set to run out by 2032 due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce.
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Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
Marylanders are experiencing the same rising home costs as communities across America.
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Andy Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
4 July 2026
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The Declaration of Independence, often perceived as a tax revolt, explicitly mentions taxes only once among its 27 grievances, dedicating just eight words to the issue.
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Soon, this kind of spirit will carry the 13 colonies to protest, revolt and win the American Revolution.
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Regardless, Higgins, who runs a security firm, said unauthorized climbs pose immediate safety risks to both the climbers and people below if someone falls.
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The ride, designed by coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, will begin with a 309-foot climb, followed by a 95-degree beyond-vertical drop, and will include sharp turns, airtime moments, and multiple inversions.
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As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall.
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When patients can’t pay, hospitals absorb the costs and pass them onto people with insurance by increasing prices, studies show.
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Beyond the huge gym windows, Maharashtra is waking to another green-gold morning of bulbul birdsong and mooching mongooses.
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Facial puffiness on waking happens because lymph flow slows overnight when the body is horizontal and still, letting fluid pool in the face.
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Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.
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An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.
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An uprising that left inmates in control of a detention center has ended with some people injured, North Carolina officials say.
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Secessionist uprisings in the provinces like Tatarstan or Bashkortistan or Chechnya.
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The princess trekked for 23 miles, with a total ascent of more than 10,000 feet and a driving distance of 462 miles between locations, per The Guardian.
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On the right side, Luneau’s ascent to being a regular plus more consistent time for Ian Moore and Drew Helleson would at least give Verbeek default options.
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However, due to swelling, Lasko still doesn’t have feeling in his lower half just yet.
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The pair were pushed into the body wherever swelling threatened a patient’s health, or exploration of an inner cavity was warranted.
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