upsurge

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These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“The upsurge in oil prices is leaving an appreciable imprint on global inflation,” Citi analysts said in a note on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has raised its surcharges several times since February, even as it announced extra flights to Europe for what it called an "upsurge in market demand".

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

But it is cultural figures like Aamron – and Honoré Sitsopé Sokpor, a poet known by his alias "Affectio" and jailed in January – who have inspired this latest upsurge in protests.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Meanwhile, farmers in Louisiana showed growing reluctance to sign up for the project as it became evident that use of chemicals against the fire ant was causing an upsurge of insects destructive to sugarcane.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson