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Recent Examples of run-up
Mario Tama / Getty Images file In a report whose data was largely compiled before the recent run-up, Bank of America analysts found that so far, only lower-income households were seeing a significant impact on their budgets from higher gas prices.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
At the same time, homeowners in many communities are getting hit with the unwelcome consequences of the wild run-up in housing prices.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Companies were under enormous pressure from Wall Street to protect profit margins during the inflation run-up.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Many analysts noting the stock’s run-up due to news in March of price increases and a general sense of relief that the company wouldn’t be encumbered by a massive acquisition of traditional assets.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
At the same time, homeowners in many communities are getting hit with the unwelcome consequences of the wild run-up in housing prices.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Companies were under enormous pressure from Wall Street to protect profit margins during the inflation run-up.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Many analysts noting the stock’s run-up due to news in March of price increases and a general sense of relief that the company wouldn’t be encumbered by a massive acquisition of traditional assets.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
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On April 30, fans noticed a mysterious countdown briefly appear on Swift's website.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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To speed up play, referees can institute a five-second visual countdown on goal kicks and throw-ins.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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That combination of the huge volume spike, along with the rapid decline in short interest with an incredibly fast parabolic rise in the share price, tells you beyond a shadow of a doubt that this was a short squeeze and a massive one at that.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Now, each spike was crowned by an apple.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Tennyson never made it to the Southern Section track preliminaries after winning the league title.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Old-school practical effects made the sequence rumble and jump, Knoll said.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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But the Sox responded with the big swing by Vargas, who jump-skipped his way around the bases after launching an 0-1 changeup from Drew Anderson over the left-field wall.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The visit will be Xi’s first to North Korea since 2019, and the latest overture from Beijing to warm a historical but often complicated relationship with its neighbor.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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After accepting the role, Abdul-Mateen extended an overture to build a rapport offscreen in service of their onscreen relationship, but much to his surprise, Kingsley rebuffed the offer.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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As a continuation of the collection first shown in Paris, the traveling presentations allow Vanhee-Cybulski to expand a narrative through the spirit of a specific city.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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District Superintendent Jennifer Sachs later told families in an email that classes at the continuation school, which serves about 300 students, would continue Thursday as scheduled.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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That actually proved the prelude to an even more extraordinary attack on the board in his post-match press conference just 24 hours later, following a 2-1 defeat by Sunderland.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Look what happened last night, that was a prelude to the midterms.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Three structural elements differentiate the present landscape from previous upturns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Domestic sales and government largesse are driving the upturn, but activity is still affected by supply chain disruptions and businesses deferring spending.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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