groundswell
Example Sentences
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Moltbot, an open-source AI bot that runs on Anthropic’s Claude, generated a groundswell of excitement online over the weekend.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Its implementation was briefly paused by a 2024 referendum effort led by the California Independent Petroleum Assn., which ultimately withdrew it in light of a groundswell of public resistance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Mamdani, a 34-year-old Queens assemblyman, won the election in the midst of a groundswell of support among young New York voters and anxiety about the cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
There is also usually a groundswell of opinion against the decision among ex-professionals and pundits - and that's regardless of the merits in law.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
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
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