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Recent Examples of run-up
Driving the news: After a strong run-up since Trump's election win, the U.S. dollar has weakened against a basket of currencies, including the Japanese yen.
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
In the three-month run-up to Christmas, Burberry reported a 7 percent decline in third-quarter retail revenue to 659 million pounds, helped by a 4 percent uptick in the Americas region and the popularity of outerwear and scarves.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
Even though there's no question that anthropogenic climate change has played a major role in the current run-up of the global mean sea level, some of the most histrionic predictions about pending inundations have mercifully remained just that.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Given the business momentum and 2024 run-up of the streaming giant’s stock, some discussed whether the company’s growth could continue, but many further boosted their stock price targets.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
In the three-month run-up to Christmas, Burberry reported a 7 percent decline in third-quarter retail revenue to 659 million pounds, helped by a 4 percent uptick in the Americas region and the popularity of outerwear and scarves.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
Even though there's no question that anthropogenic climate change has played a major role in the current run-up of the global mean sea level, some of the most histrionic predictions about pending inundations have mercifully remained just that.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Given the business momentum and 2024 run-up of the streaming giant’s stock, some discussed whether the company’s growth could continue, but many further boosted their stock price targets.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
Noun
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Allstate will sponsor an on-screen countdown clock, letting viewers know how much time is left before the main event starts.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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At the time, the countdown also teased that the graphics card was slated to launch on Feb. 20.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fox News Digital recently reported the CDC is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The number of homeless parents aged 18-24 increased by 39 people, a 64% spike.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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And just by being around his Team Canada teammates, Crosby is doing what Iginla and others did for him back in 2010, when Canada lost to the U.S. in the preliminaries and beat it in the gold medal game.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Sophomore Charlie Cutts was the only Saber to make the finals (top eight) in an individual event from the preliminaries Feb. 21.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Collins, 27, is in the best position to crack the rotation from the jump.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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From the jump, Doechii quickly establishes her dominance at the 2025 Grammys and sets up her impeccable flow for a punchy set of verses.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Iranians, too, seem to be open to another diplomatic overture.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The overtures have created new alliances on Capitol Hill. O’Brien, working with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), encouraged Trump to nominate Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, for labor secretary.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Context The case marks a continuation of the H5N1 outbreak affecting multiple states.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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These events represent a continuation not only of California’s internal conflicts over water but pick up where Trump left off during his first stint in the White House.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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In an interview with Politico on Monday, Caruso denied that the non-profit is a prelude to a new campaign.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Last week’s good reviews could prompt an upturn in business.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Against that backdrop, there is hope that the presence of so much dry powder will signal an upturn in investment this year.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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