undercurrent
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“There’s a general undercurrent running through a lot of the tech world that is just not in touch with what the rest of the world thinks.”
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Yet an undercurrent of resentment flows through “Remember the Times” — a sense that Riley feels his legacy isn’t as secure as those of Jam and Lewis or Babyface and L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
You find yourself grateful for what appears clearly wrought factuality, while detecting an undercurrent of “Ya can’t say I didn’t tell ya!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
His voice - bruised, buttery and intimate - has been an inescapable undercurrent of Bollywood, narrating heartbreaks, longings and reconciliations for millions for more than a decade.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
The undercurrent of every conversation is the knowledge we’ll be competing against each other.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
Vocabulary lists containing undercurrent
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