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uprise

[uhp-rahyz, uhp-rahyz] / ʌpˈraɪz, ˈʌpˌraɪz /


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“It’s like being on a roller coaster. You know there’s going to be a huge plummet, but then there’s an uprise.”

From New York Times

“Then another horrible incident occurs and the faculty uprise in such a quick manner, like a wildfire,” Tierney said.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a shameful aspect of the human kind that the nations who uprise against one dictator always choose another one in its place.

From New York Times

I’ve noticed the uprise for some time now, being in France for the past two elections with Marine Le Pen every time in the first round.

From New York Times

You can see sports and entertainment on the uprise.

From Time