undercurrent
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“But the undercurrent is always money and power.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Anyone who knows Early’s comedy knows that even his most eviscerating jokes have an undercurrent of love and hope.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
It’s a joyous moment, yet there’s an undercurrent of sadness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Earlier, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called out a "dangerous undercurrent" in reaction to crimes, which she says are leading to threats.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Hearing the undercurrent of excitement, her class grew quiet.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
He said although there were signs, he thought more were needed to warn people about the "sandbanks and the undercurrents there, and to keep inshore".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
When I read it in high school, I wasn’t engaging with its undercurrents of racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, gender or sexuality in the way I do now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
But on a deeper level Wilder’s play, with its tragic undercurrents, speaks to another fundamental virtue enshrined as an American ideal: the importance of honesty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“In an eventual post-crisis world, a multi- polar environment lends itself to a much more gold-positive one. Additionally, many of the undercurrents that drove gold prices higher remain intact, albeit on pause,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Somehow during their aimless but oh-so-significant conversation with its delicious pauses and thrilling undercurrents of emotion, they came to know that they loved each other passionately.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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