groundswell

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They start small and transform into a groundswell.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Moltbot, an open-source AI bot that runs on Anthropic’s Claude, generated a groundswell of excitement online over the weekend.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

“They’re out there in the zero-barrier-to-entry internet creating a groundswell that is allowing them to make a living,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

There is also usually a groundswell of opinion against the decision among ex-professionals and pundits - and that's regardless of the merits in law.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

The Exposition Company’s decision raised a groundswell of greed throughout Chicago’s South Side.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson