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Recent Examples of run-up
Then, a surge in inflation, followed by a run-up in interest rates, stretched many small enterprises to their limit.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
How the stock market has changed since Election Day
The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The big run-up in gold still has plenty of headroom left, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The Fed is also getting a concerning signal from the recent run-up in Americans’ expectations for inflation in the short run and in the long run.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
How the stock market has changed since Election Day
The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The big run-up in gold still has plenty of headroom left, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The Fed is also getting a concerning signal from the recent run-up in Americans’ expectations for inflation in the short run and in the long run.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
Noun
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With those ceremonial notices, an informal countdown begins to the moment that the new pope's identity is revealed to the world.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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River Hill girls lacrosse is this week's Howard County Team of the Week, plus a countdown of the week's top individual performances.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2025
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Uncertainty caused a sharp drop in the stock price, a spike in options prices.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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These are leaders with broad cross-functional understanding and a sharp vertical spike in technology, often self-taught.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Early preliminaries will air on ESPN+, Disney+, and UFC Fight Pass starting at 6 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Celina, about 50 minutes west of Princeton and an hour north of Dallas, clocked an 18.2% population jump last year.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Minnesota’s cohesion should be a boon to Collier’s production and the Lynx’s chemistry from the jump.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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America Great Again movement, more seasoned politically-minded people and groups will be hesitant to take these overtures seriously.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Its Commerce Ministry said Beijing is evaluating overtures from the U.S. regarding the levies.—
Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The initiative was a continuation of his work as vice president to address a disease that had killed his older son, Beau, who died from brain cancer in 2015.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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In continuation of the star's stylish streak of Louis Vuitton spots, the actress, 28, models the label's latest iteration of its collaboration with artist Takashi Murakami.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Many legal experts consider this questioning of a private right of action as the prelude to the next potential showdown over the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court, where multiple rulings by the court's conservative majority have eroded the law's protections over the past decade.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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And that was just the prelude to the evening’s main event: a runway show of the 163 jewels in Diorexquis, and 25 couture creations by Maria Grazia Chiuri, staged around an ornamental reflecting pool that, at 45 meters, stops just shy of Olympic dimensions.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
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That’s partly because these things take time and partly because other campaign promises — those that don’t lend themselves to immediate economic upturns — contained plenty of real prose.—
Bruce Yandle,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The upturn was largely due to the impact of a distribution deal with Charter Communications, which integrated Peacock into it Spectrum pay-TV and broadband plans.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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