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Recent Examples of upwelling
Mantle plumes are convectional upwellings of hot material from the deep mantle that can cause localized melting and deformations to the overlying crust.
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New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
Now, a process called upwelling is responsible for pushing the acid into the aquatic food chain.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
The recent observations suggest complex atmospheric circulation patterns on Uranus during this period, with the data most sensitive to the methane distribution indicating a downwelling in the polar regions and upwelling in other areas, according to the NASA statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Recently, the blooms have been linked to ocean upwellings, where water loaded with rich nutrients from the deeper ocean is pushed closer to shore, sunlight stimulating the blooms.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
Now, a process called upwelling is responsible for pushing the acid into the aquatic food chain.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
The recent observations suggest complex atmospheric circulation patterns on Uranus during this period, with the data most sensitive to the methane distribution indicating a downwelling in the polar regions and upwelling in other areas, according to the NASA statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Recently, the blooms have been linked to ocean upwellings, where water loaded with rich nutrients from the deeper ocean is pushed closer to shore, sunlight stimulating the blooms.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwelling
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The upsurge in supply of nickel metal—a commodity vital for auto batteries—has prompted a slump in prices, with benchmark refined futures in London hitting the lowest since 2020 earlier this year.—
Alfred Cang,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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With diminished vaccine demand and increasing competition in the mRNA sector, the recent upsurge may not signify a sustainable turnaround, but instead, a fleeting reaction to favorable regulatory news.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The dashboard comes at a time when the justice system is still adjusting to major changes, like the elimination of cash bail in 2023 in addition to the massive upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The closing comes at a time of mild upheaval in the Coconut Grove culinary scene.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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The thrust of Verdigets’ early focus would be business fundamentals — building a holding structure for Nateland, assessing and fine-tuning the company’s revenue-cost ratio, and helping to define its five key verticals, including Touring, Digital, TV/Film, Experiences, and Products and Merchandise.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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Super Heavy alone is powered by 33 of SpaceX’s Raptor engines that give the initial burst of thrust at liftoff.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Their upturn in form coincided with Luis Enrique altering Dembele’s role from right winger to centre-forward, with the Frenchman operating as a false nine.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Preceding the upturn, the ratio saw a significant downdraft in Q1 that resulted in a breakdown, indicating a bearish shift in XLK’s relative strength trend.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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The price is in an uptrend on the weekly chart above.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The other weekly job data is ongoing claims for unemployment benefits, which are also off its lows and show a slow uptrend.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Friday’s upswing was the biggest intraday move for the crude futures contract since 2022.—
Zev Fima,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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No White House since then has dared to go around a state chief to activate domestic troops, and the seeming trigger for a careening upswing is an 1807 law that allows the military to be used to quash a domestic uprising.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
9 June 2025
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After all, the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which began 50 million years ago, has been responsible for the upthrust of Mt. Everest and the world's tallest mountain range, the Himalaya.—
Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
1 May 2015
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Yes, the scientific phenomenon that allows something to float or sink, also known as upthrust.—
Molly Longman,
refinery29.com,
9 July 2020
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Wilson, in fairness, has completed some downfield throws, including a heave to Slayton down the left sideline last Thursday against an all-out blitz.—
Pat Leonard,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2025
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That's especially true of his back-breaking heave in Game 5 that signaled the Celtics would be lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy that night.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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