groundswell
Example Sentences
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The groundswell of opposition may still not be enough to stop the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Given that backdrop—and a recent groundswell of concern about AI agents going rogue—Meta can ill afford any user-privacy hiccups in Muse’s rollout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many now feel that a similar groundswell may be the only way to deliver justice for the teenager who died last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
We felt a groundswell in New England, so we did it, D.C. and the Steelers’ stadium in Pittsburgh in 2005.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The groundswell for change that had begun in Greensboro in 1960 had spread throughout America, and Fuller ached to contribute to this struggle.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
