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Recent Examples of run-up
The Fed is also getting a concerning signal from the recent run-up in Americans’ expectations for inflation in the short run and in the long run.
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Overall, the market appears to be entering a period of stagnation following its massive run-up.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The jitters for Sasaki, who was sensational in spring training in his run-up to his first outing, have arrived like the energy that these games are generating.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The huge run-up in incomes and the stock market in the last two years of the Biden presidency would lead me to believe that there are more plans in place today and substantially more assets in these valuable retirement plans.
—David Rae, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Overall, the market appears to be entering a period of stagnation following its massive run-up.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The jitters for Sasaki, who was sensational in spring training in his run-up to his first outing, have arrived like the energy that these games are generating.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The huge run-up in incomes and the stock market in the last two years of the Biden presidency would lead me to believe that there are more plans in place today and substantially more assets in these valuable retirement plans.
—David Rae, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
Noun
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Every nation and city is on a countdown clock, just like Ana’s decaying body is counting down to its impending death.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The decision now starts a 60-day countdown during which a presidential election must be held to select the next president.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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While retirement has been linked to less stress and more relaxation, Buettner noted that when people retire, their chances of dying spike.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Standing over it and revealing the ends of this spikes, for me, was very powerful and yet a very difficult shot to achieve.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Late preliminaries available on ESPN+, ESPN, Disney+, and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. ET.—
Jim Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the diving kicked off Thursday, the swimming gets underway with preliminaries on Friday, with the finals for both swimming and diving slated for Saturday.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2025
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Fatu is poised to dominate the upper midcard for the foreseeable future, pass the torch when the time comes and then make the jump to the main event once and for all.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The average wedding cost $33,000 in 2024, an 18% jump from 2019, according to a report from The Knot and reported by Bloomberg.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Reaction to Trump overtures Reactions to Trump from Greenlanders have shifted over time.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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In #diplomacy any such shifting (pushed by hawks who fail to grasp the logic/art of commonsensical deal-making) could simply risk any overtures falling apart.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rotational aircraft are a normal part of Kadena's operations, and their presence ensures the continuation of our long-standing mission to defend Japan and maintain an open and free Indo-Pacific.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The continuation of this trend amounts to a significant problem for the health of the U.S. economy given the current systems that reward homeownership.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Image Lacking indoor plumbing, the family basked in this sauna as a prelude to bathing in the cold lake.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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At one point, during our game, my mother-in-law said that dominoes could be used to speak to the dead, a comment that had no prelude and which received no verbal response from anyone at the table.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From wars to recessions to even the price of eggs or gas at the pump, each generation has its own memories of crises, politics, economic upturns and downturns, and storylines in its heads about how events unfolded and how they were resolved.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The upturn was the result of somewhat lower mortgage interest rates and more homes for sale, said Jordan Levine, senior vice president and chief economist at the California Association of Realtors.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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