flare-up

Example Sentences

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Some policymakers see a chance that the bank may have to accelerate the pace of tightening if rapid yen weakening risks a further flare-up in import-led inflation, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the current flare-up is different than those that rattled markets in 2025.

From Barron's

“The latest flare-up involving Iran has reintroduced a fresh layer of uncertainty,” he wrote in emailed commentary.

From MarketWatch

Minnesota's central role in this latest flare-up is unsurprising because it marks the culmination of conflict, controversy and scandal that had been building for months.

From BBC

That reduces China’s response time to a border flare-up and “pushes power projection in that horrid terrain,” Symon said.

From The Wall Street Journal