Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An upward swing or trend.
- noun An increase, as in movement or business activity.
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- noun an
upward swing - noun by extension an upward
trend or anincrease inactivity
Etymologies
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Examples
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"While golf course industry professionals are now hopeful that recent declines have reached a bottom, continued pressure from the recent economic downturn and the relatively high unemployment rates may prevent the near term upswing that was previously anticipated," Sunnyvale officials wrote in a recent city report.
Public Courses Get Mired in Golfing Slump Justin Scheck 2011
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I bought equipment for ten cents on the dollar at auctions, and had a state of the art facility that I bought at BK Court – and the same with a competitor – and still I kept hearing “the upswing is predicted for the end of 2005 … 2006 … etc etc”
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The upswing is that we know the product we are putting forth is top notch.
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Get ready, because the upswing is on the way, and there simply will not be enough housing inventory to fill the need.
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But getting investment exposure to this long-term upswing in prices, without falling foul of the inevitable short-term volatility, is a conundrum that is proving hard to unravel.
Harvesting Returns Angela Henshall 2011
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NEW DELHI -- India's key stock market indexes on Wednesday soared past two-year highs hit the day before on the back of strong foreign flows to India and a long-term upswing in domestic confidence among investors.
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The only friend on an upswing is Rodney (an amusingly sympathetic Chris Diamantopoulos), but his gains may be more professional than personal.
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Here are three explanations for the short-term upswing:
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Grand Rapids 'upswing is lifting nearby counties, too.
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The current upswing is probably due to the iTunes effect.
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