upwelling

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Recent Examples of upwelling When upwelling is curtailed by winds or other factors, surface water temperatures can soar. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species. Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025 So far, the effect of Trump’s measures has been to cause an upwelling of nationalist sentiment in Brazil. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025 In a reverse process—artificial upwelling—cooler, nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean would be pumped to the surface to spur phytoplankton growth. ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upwelling
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Noun
  • Yardeni included a chart of durable goods inflation to show just how much tariffs have added to the pain in the pocketbook, the first upsurge since pandemic-era inflation driven by supply-chain constraints.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Rents for existing residents had been rising faster than the city average, and an upsurge in evictions followed.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These are among the many questions posed by Simon Morrison’s sprawling biography of place, which seeks to understand a nation through the life of its largest city, tracing Moscow’s evolution via dozens of historical upheavals, from war, famine, drought, and much, much more.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • It’s been a big year of upheaval for Allen, who split from ex David Harbour in February, per People.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This allows robots to use power for thrust when needed and deploy wings to glide when conserving battery.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This is likewise the thrust of Salò, based on the Marquis de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, an orgiastic, disturbing carnival of torture, rape, and killing, reset by Pasolini in the town from which fascism reigned in the 1940s.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But there’s certainly been a bit of an upturn in form with a few people as well, which is really welcome.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The oversold upturn would be confirmed with upside follow-through from the recent breakout, supporting a more decisive turnaround in 2026.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Gold and silver stole the headlines, while the lagging precious metal established a strong uptrend and began to outperform gold.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • However, the market doesn't move in a straight line, and pullbacks of 5% to 10% aren't uncommon even during strong uptrends.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The South Bay gained 400 jobs in November, an upswing that ended four consecutive months of job losses.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But given that global demand for coal, oil, and gas all hit record highs in 2025, and aren’t going away anytime soon, there are still lots of strong bets to make in anticipation of an eventual upswing in the fossil fuel price cycle.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, the scientific phenomenon that allows something to float or sink, also known as upthrust.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 9 July 2020
  • From an upthrust of land in the Shawangunk Mountains, Alfred looked down at Lake Mohonk and was smitten.
    Karl Zimmermann, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2019
Noun
  • Fox’s 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
    Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
  • De'Aaron Fox's 3-point heave near the buzzer missed, too, sending the Minnesota crowd into a frenzy after the back-and-forth finish between two of the top teams in the Western Conference.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026

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