undercurrent
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But the piece also reflected feelings Valdez had about his long-estranged brother Frank, an engineer whose alienating efforts to deny his own background and fit in formed a heavy undercurrent in Valdez’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Anyone who knows Early’s comedy knows that even his most eviscerating jokes have an undercurrent of love and hope.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Earlier, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called out a "dangerous undercurrent" in reaction to crimes, which she says are leading to threats.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
A presumption that there is an undercurrent of simmering rage in day-to-day life has taken hold in ways that might have startled past generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The words be- come an undercurrent in my life, like music that sticks in your head, a constant background to every thought.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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Unlike some recent stagings that have emphasized the dark undercurrents in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma,” Francesca Zambello’s slick new production was all primary colors, a paean to American frontier boosterism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He said although there were signs, he thought more were needed to warn people about the "sandbanks and the undercurrents there, and to keep inshore".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“In an eventual post-crisis world, a multi- polar environment lends itself to a much more gold-positive one. Additionally, many of the undercurrents that drove gold prices higher remain intact, albeit on pause,” he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
One of the many undercurrents of Wednesday’s debate was the ongoing tussle between Becerra and Villaraigosa.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Somehow during their aimless but oh-so-significant conversation with its delicious pauses and thrilling undercurrents of emotion, they came to know that they loved each other passionately.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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