undercurrent

Although the label is itself lighthearted, its popularity points to a rising undercurrent of fatigue and frustration.

It’s possible to miss some of the dramatic undercurrents gripping the stock market right now by looking only at the surface.

This undercurrent of perceived risks to banks continues to be a drag on stock prices of regional banks.

There may be an undercurrent of gossip, like the hints of discord between Affleck and Leavitt, but nothing that curdles our mood.

Having grown up “in the shadow of 9/11,” he knew “what it means to live with an undercurrent of suspicion.”