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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
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The Chiefs, meanwhile, will begin their one-week countdown to the big game as Swift joins her peers in the music industry.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The intrigue: While lots of wrestlers declare for the Royal Rumble, most of the competitors and their order of entry are kept a mystery, making every countdown of the timer more exciting.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
31 Jan. 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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Sponsored by the Miss Montgomery County Organization, the Miss Bethesda’s Teen title serves as a preliminary to the Miss Maryland and Miss America competitions.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Southern Section held its track and field preliminaries at four sites around Southern California on Saturday, and sophomore Brian Bonner of Valencia High continued his rise to prominence.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2024
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At its core, Backyard Sports has always been a franchise for kids, and it was designed that way from the jump.—
Jake Lang,
Rolling Stone,
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
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This move represents a continuation of Trump’s previous efforts to restrict transgender service in the military.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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In other respects, however, the revolt enabled a continuation of older policies.—
V.N. Trinh / Made by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The current system could be a possible prelude to a full voucher program, which is up for debate now in the Legislature.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
30 Jan. 2025
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At times, the session, which lasted over five hours, seemed to be a prelude to the as-yet unscheduled confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Mr. Trump’s pick to run the F.B.I., which is part of the Justice Department.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 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 12 Feb. 2025.
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