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- verb Present participle of
upswell .
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Examples
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Or is a spontaneous upswelling on the way, like all those revolutions in Eastern Europe, Orange, Rose, Velvet?
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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At the turn of the 20th century, racist plays written by Dixon and which were the basis of Birth of a Nation contributed to an upswelling in anti-black violence.
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At the turn of the 20th century, racist plays written by Dixon and which were the basis of Birth of a Nation contributed to an upswelling in anti-black violence.
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She was lost in the moment, in the upswelling of emotion, in the increasing urgency of the kiss.
Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010
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She was lost in the moment, in the upswelling of emotion, in the increasing urgency of the kiss.
Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010
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THE NIGHT FACE ancient tree or the lovely upswelling of a hill.
do you ever read writing? Peter DeWolf 2010
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What if they KNOW something is coming that is going to result in martial-law, crackdowns, anti-goverment upswelling in general (the kind that get's your head separated from your body) that has their knees shaking?
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Or is a spontaneous upswelling on the way, like all those revolutions in Eastern Europe, Orange, Rose, Velvet?
Last man standing 2009
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But most liberal bloggers are NOT aware of this, I have been surprised about the upswelling of awareness about the Pelosi story.
Columnist Builds Whole Theory About Dems On False Pelosi Plane Story 2009
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Realizing this, I felt a great, slow upswelling of strength or hope or something else.
Cambodia Book Reviews: A Blessing Over Ashes by Adam Fifield 2008
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