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Recent Examples of upwelling
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The railroad company installed a sump pump on site on Tuesday and is expected to begin pumping the high-pH groundwater shortly, in an effort to control and eliminate the upwelling of contamination.
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Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
These armed groups enjoy total impunity for helping to protect the system from the upwelling of popular anger.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2021
Orcas are most commonly seen in areas of cold-water upwelling, where deep, nutrient-rich waters rise toward the surface.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Those winds and currents could be causing upwelling that might explain the lower water temperatures between the coast and the Gulf Stream, Haley said.
—USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
These armed groups enjoy total impunity for helping to protect the system from the upwelling of popular anger.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2021
Orcas are most commonly seen in areas of cold-water upwelling, where deep, nutrient-rich waters rise toward the surface.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Those winds and currents could be causing upwelling that might explain the lower water temperatures between the coast and the Gulf Stream, Haley said.
—USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwelling
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Coco Gauff also said goodbye to Brad Gilbert and despite an initial upsurge in form immediately afterwards, the technical deficiencies on serve continue to be egregious.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The upsurge of generative AI demand has coincided with a push to find more efficient cooling solutions in data centers, particularly liquid cooling — a process in which water is used to lower the temperatures of servers and other electronic equipment.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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His bitter resentment at this upheaval is startling, even in the annals of Second World War cinema, where fraught farewells in crowded train stations abound.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Adding to the upheaval is the fact that another researcher recently left the company.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The highlight for me was watching and listening closely to Joan Robinson (Post-Keynesian diva) duking it out with Frank Hahn (Neoclassical divo), in playful but serious jabs and thrusts.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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Unlike chemical propulsion systems, nuclear thermal propulsion systems rely on nuclear fission reactions to heat the propellant that is then expelled from the nozzle to create the driving force or thrust.Amber DaSilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
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There are higher lows in momentum and an upturn in relative strength.Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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That was the latest news: A catastrophic day ended in a slight upturn, and the market seemed to recover somewhat the next day.Erin Alberty, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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President-elect Trump’s successful reelection bid sparked an uptrend in stocks for crypto, tech and auto industries less than 24 hours after results were announced.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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So, what happens next? DJT clearly reversed its uptrend last week.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Alongside the growing interest and investment into the crypto sector by both major political parties the crypto sector has experienced an upswing in price, trading volume, and investor sentiment.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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The Federal Reserve has begun cutting short-term rates into an impending upswing in earnings for most companies, a rare pairing.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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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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Hopkins also caught a 35-yard heave from Mahomes on 3rd-and-8 earlier in the drive to set the team up inside the 10.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ayo Dosunmu forced an offensive rebound off a desperation heave by Coby White to position the Bulls to ice the game with 18.3 seconds left.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Upwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwelling. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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