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Recent Examples of run-up
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.
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David Rae, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And household balance sheets, which include debt and assets such as homes and stocks, are still on stable footing after big price run-ups the past few years, Millar said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
There will be no long run-up to the season with hours spent preparing her mind and body to compete for 30-plus games.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The recent run-up in rental rates looks to be in the rear-view mirror.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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David Rae, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
And household balance sheets, which include debt and assets such as homes and stocks, are still on stable footing after big price run-ups the past few years, Millar said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
There will be no long run-up to the season with hours spent preparing her mind and body to compete for 30-plus games.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The recent run-up in rental rates looks to be in the rear-view mirror.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
Noun
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With only six episodes remaining, the countdown to the end of The Conners is officially on.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The woman next to me turned away rather than watch the final countdown.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 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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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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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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Her six-game outburst in the state preliminaries screamed of consistency, with no score lower than 217 and none higher than 269.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Those looking to upgrade from the 30 series or older must judge the RTX 5090’s performance on its own terms to see if the frame rates are enough to make the jump.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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The 6-1, 197-pounder probably won’t be available late in the first round, but his stock took a hit at the combine because his testing numbers (4.5 40-yard dash and 33-inch vertical jump) were so much worse than Emmanwori’s.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ian McEwan explored this gray territory in his novel Machines Like Me, where his milquetoast protagonist smilingly tolerates his robot's romantic overtures toward his love interest—until the threat of displacement becomes all too real.—
Silvia Park,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Even if Washington makes overtures, the Russian tech industry is caught in a paradox—forced to align with Kremlin policies while still needing access to foreign technology to remain competitive.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 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
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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
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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 17 Apr. 2025.
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