upswell

For all the attention the Mideast protests have received, their most notable impact on the region thus far hasn't been an upswell of democracy.

The New Cold War Bill Spindle 2011

The crowd began to cheer with a huge upswell of elation.

The World Above Cameron Dokey 2010

The crowd began to cheer with a huge upswell of elation.

The World Above Cameron Dokey 2010

“There was such an upswell [by progressives] for single-payer that [leaders] opted for some compromise that would not have been given if there wasn't so much support for single-payer.”

Printing: Doctors Risking Arrest for Healthcare for All, Challenging a System That Makes Doctors Complicit 2009

In the past, when similar Arab-Israeli stalemates have gripped the region, and a void of creative ideas has caused an upswell of hopelessness for any "peace process," many have turned to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman to suggest new ideas or support thoughtful policy approaches for overcoming such a deadlock.

David Halperin: To Do Nothing Is an Insane Policy 2009

Surely, were the governments of the world and all their popularly associated implements of control to suddenly roll up and disappear at this very moment, there would be a significant upswell in oppression.

Is Government A Necessary Evil? 2009

"There was such an upswell [by progressives] for single-payer that [leaders] opted for some compromise that would not have been given if there wasn't so much support for single-payer."

Doctors Risking Arrest for Healthcare for All, Challenging a System That Makes Doctors Complicit 2009

A secular take: don't wait by the river waiting for it to upswell and carry you away.

Live Water floreta 2009

Why the upswell of interest after more than a decade of relative apathy?

The Plague Years 2008

There seems to be a big upswell of interest in holding this in Martinsville.

Waldo Jaquith - 2006 Summit on Blogging and Democracy in the Commonwealth. 2006