upsurge

Example Sentences

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UN officials, who are urging restraint on both sides, say the upsurge in hostilities has resulted in at least six health facilities reportedly being impacted in Afghanistan since late February.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Investors have been fleeing the AI trade—not withstanding a dramatic upsurge today—with one exception: data center real estate investment trusts.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

In 1917, during World War I, Weber detected an upsurge of irrationality that suggested sociology cannot master religion—the return of the ancient gods as disenchanted “impersonal forces,” notably in the impolite social form of politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Some observers have predicted an upsurge in migration in the coming months.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

Then she relaxed into the tremendous upsurge as huge torrents of water heaved her toward the surface.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older