noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
recent
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The recent upsurge in poaching has been dramatic.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From the 1880s the State itself sponsored an upsurge in heavy industry.
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His government blames the upsurge of violence on the record inflow of immigrants this year.
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It marked an upsurge in the family fortunes in every way.
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Prices rose in April 1990, but fell again in May to £1,573 after an upsurge in warehouse copper stocks.
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Such studies were hardly a basis for advocating that tax cuts would lead to an upsurge in work effort!
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The final twist to the whole presentation graphics story must be the current upsurge in interest in Desktop Video.
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The forecast upsurge in takings did not happen.