upwelling

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Recent Examples of upwelling 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 This upwelling of worry came just as the observable fundamentals began to look more encouraging. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 The question is timely, given the unmistakable upwelling of investor enthusiasm toward equities in recent weeks and a reignited impulse by traders to grab for the raciest assets. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024 But upwelling of seawater seems to be a common factor — and strong upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water is currently hugging the Central California coastline. Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for upwelling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwelling
Noun
  • Today, the country is experiencing a nationalistic upsurge that marks the India of Modi.
    Nirupama Rao, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
  • At least one of those upsurges apparently was the product of social media posts quoting White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett stating that Trump was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs scheduled to go into effect this week.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Fiscal upheaval One bright spot could emerge on the horizon.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Encouraging indicators The arcane but revered Zweig breadth thrust triggered Thursday, a clustering of extreme positive breadth days that arise after oversold conditions.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Each aircraft has two thrust levers, one for each of the plane's engines to speed up or slow down.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This has all had a direct correlation with upturns in TV advertising, says Brunton, whose company makes the likes of Top Chef.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
  • An upturn in the weekly stochastics back above 20% would provide evidence to this end.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The April outlook readings for the demographic continued a six-month uptrend, reflecting continued relative strength in the jobs market.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • There is support at the recent lows and then the uptrend, line c.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Beginning with the spot ETF approval in January 2024 the price of bitcoin and other cryptoassets – as well as sentiment – has been on an almost uninterrupted upswing.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • But the show has been on an upswing since veering into camp with its fifth season, a three-episode nadir that produced not a single compelling story.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Yes, the scientific phenomenon that allows something to float or sink, also known as upthrust.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 9 July 2020
Noun
  • Curry swished in a magical heave at the end of the first half from beyond halfcourt, igniting a 40-14 run that swung the game.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • A number of sectors within Hollywood, notably visual effects and animation, heave become heavily reliant on Nvidia’s products and services, as are a number of tech frenemies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025

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