groundswell
Example Sentences
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“They’re out there in the zero-barrier-to-entry internet creating a groundswell that is allowing them to make a living,” he said.
The citizens of San Francisco had watched buildings burn for lack of water to douse the fire, and a groundswell of support emerged for the city to dam and flood Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley to guarantee San Francisco a plentiful and pure supply of water.
From Los Angeles Times
For the first time, he was able to stay free long enough to capitalize on the groundswell of attention.
From Los Angeles Times
He is well aware that the Supreme Court’s conservative majority will not revisit the idea that abortion itself is unconstitutional unless there is a groundswell of support in conservative states for fetal personhood.
From Slate
If this suit goes his way, that groundswell has already begun.
From Slate
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