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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
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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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DownDetector, which lets users track outages, showed a spike in customers reporting payment problems starting Friday morning before starting to fall a bit in the afternoon.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The spike in claims was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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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
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This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Scheifele’s night ends early The physicality in Game 5 was a continuation of what has been the most physical series in the NHL playoffs.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Earlier this month, the administration began targeting the nonprofit status of Harvard University, which could be a prelude to a broader effort to eliminate the tax-exempt status for other nonprofit organizations that the administration has clashed with.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Hegseth may not know that the U.S. suffered twice as many casualties as the Spanish in that long-ago battle, the prelude to a needless and costly war of aggression.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 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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But these days, Lawrence is very squarely in an upturn.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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