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Recent Examples of upwelling
The next summer, currents brought nutrient-rich water to the surface in a process called cold water upwelling.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Forecasters attribute the chill to upwelling, which occurs when the wind blows at an angle to the coast, pushing the warm, upper layer of water away from the shore and allowing cooler, deeper water to rise.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
These upwellings tend to repeat in a specific rhythm, acting like geological barcodes.
—Jay Kakade
july 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Forecasters attribute the chill to upwelling, which occurs when the wind blows at an angle to the coast, pushing the warm, upper layer of water away from the shore and allowing cooler, deeper water to rise.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
These upwellings tend to repeat in a specific rhythm, acting like geological barcodes.
—Jay Kakade
july 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
Mantle upwelling at Afar triple junction shaped by overriding plate dynamics.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upwelling
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Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of the upsurge in demand has been easyJet, which launched easyJet Holidays to fill the gap left by Thomas Cook.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lantica Studios has been a major driving force in the upsurge of local filmmaking in the Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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At some point, everyone faces upheaval; a layoff, a health scare, a collapsing industry, or simply the gnawing sense that the old way isn’t working anymore.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This event triggered a massive upheaval in the global financial markets and signaled the intensification of the 2008 financial crisis.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Where the gobs of torque on track felt sufficient, if not overwhelming, all of a sudden mashing the throttle at any point in the rev range provided more than enough thrust for any situation, even on steep mountain ascents.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This is greater than the thrust provided by the ion engine on board the Japanese Aerospace Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 mission to the asteroid Ryugu, for example.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is consistent with the upturn in the IWF/IWD ratio that also favors growth.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But then, like how that summer’s World Cup prompted an upturn in football interest across England, 1990 also produced a wave of players who would contribute to the English national team reaching the past two European Championship finals.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Such channels are often bullish within a long-term uptrend, which bitcoin has been in since bottoming in late 2022.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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There is initial support at its EMA and then the uptrend from the October 2023 low.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Bay Area added 200 jobs in August, primarily because of a hiring upswing in the San Francisco-San Mateo region and despite a significant loss of jobs in the South Bay, according to reports released by the state Employment Development Department.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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And this is not only a Golden State upswing.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yes, the scientific phenomenon that allows something to float or sink, also known as upthrust.—
Molly Longman,
refinery29.com,
9 July 2020
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From an upthrust of land in the Shawangunk Mountains, Alfred looked down at Lake Mohonk and was smitten.—
Karl Zimmermann,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2019
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Then, either a heave, or some scurrying around and then a heave.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bayko completed two deep passes to get it close, but the clock expired before the Hillies could make a final heave to the end zone.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Upwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upwelling. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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