as in to rise
to move or extend upward
at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you
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as in upswing
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Recent Examples of upturn
Sean McLain, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Hundreds of residents have shown up at local government meetings, voicing concerns that the plant will upturn their daily lives and harm the local water supply.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 22 Feb. 2022
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
However, the latest upturn comes despite rebounds in Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar, too, which might be expected to take the wind from gold’s sails.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Herbert Diess said Tuesday that the war in Ukraine threatened to upturn the company’s projections for this year.
—Sean McLain, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
Hundreds of residents have shown up at local government meetings, voicing concerns that the plant will upturn their daily lives and harm the local water supply.
—J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 22 Feb. 2022
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The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has been on an upturn of late, briefly topping 4.2% on Tuesday and keeping stocks under pressure.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
However, the latest upturn comes despite rebounds in Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar, too, which might be expected to take the wind from gold’s sails.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Orediggers entered Saturday ranked 10th in the region and need to rise into the top seven in order to reach the postseason.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Geodesy informs everything from building sewers and making accurate maps of sea level rise to launching and tracking spacecraft.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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Alongside the growing interest and investment into the crypto sector by both major political parties the crypto sector has experienced an upswing in price, trading volume, and investor sentiment.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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The Federal Reserve has begun cutting short-term rates into an impending upswing in earnings for most companies, a rare pairing.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
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Similarly, the yield on the 2-year Treasury climbed by about 7 basis points to 4.274%, its highest since July 31.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stock climbed as much as 15% in early U.S. trading as investors look to cash in on a Trump return to the White House.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Coco Gauff also said goodbye to Brad Gilbert and despite an initial upsurge in form immediately afterwards, the technical deficiencies on serve continue to be egregious.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The upsurge of generative AI demand has coincided with a push to find more efficient cooling solutions in data centers, particularly liquid cooling — a process in which water is used to lower the temperatures of servers and other electronic equipment.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Harris fell short of making history as the first woman — and first woman of color — to ascend to the presidency on Tuesday, but multiple other candidates of color did seal their place in the history books.Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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As Trump’s numbers ascended on Tuesday night, Bitcoin hit a new record high, topping $75,000.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Super Heavy booster is powered by 33 Raptor engines burning liquid methane and oxygen to generate more than 16 million pounds of thrust at full throttle, more than twice the liftoff power of NASA's legendary Saturn 5 moon rocket.William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Widebody aircraft typically have many more seats and often have a range of over 9,000 miles and heavy engines with 80,000 pounds of thrust or more.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The sector has achieved a record-breaking market cap of over $3.4 trillion, while bitcoin shattered expectations by soaring past $98,000, according to Coingecko.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Both men took office during a global economic crisis and soaring national unemployment.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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His bitter resentment at this upheaval is startling, even in the annals of Second World War cinema, where fraught farewells in crowded train stations abound.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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Adding to the upheaval is the fact that another researcher recently left the company.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Upturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upturn. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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