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An upsurge in drug use sometimes leads to an upsurge in crime. An upsurge of flu cases can be cause for alarm. And an upsurge of fury at overpaid CEOs might lead to new legislation to restrain high salaries. We seem to use upsurge more in negative contexts than in positive ones, but not always; we usually welcome an upsurge of consumer confidence, an upsurge in new-car sales, or an upsurge in the stock market.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
While there has been an upsurge in the number of protests and student arrests around the country in recent weeks, students' activism has been ongoing for months.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 11 May 2024
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“Upsurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upsurge. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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