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upswing

[uhp-swing, uhp-swing] / ˈʌpˌswɪŋ, ʌpˈswɪŋ /
NOUN
improvement
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The sizable pullback in hiring—not just in July, but in downwardly revised May and June numbers—marked a shift for a labor market that appeared on the upswing earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Joseph Adinolfi dug into more reasons the AI-hardware makers may be on the upswing, based on stock trading activity and the Situational Awareness hedge fund’s fire sale.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, the number of voters who officially affiliate as dues-paying members of the DSA is also on the upswing, nearly doubling since Mamdani began his viral mayoral campaign in 2025.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

We were on a big upswing for that for a while, and then it just kind of went south real bad.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Life, for J. R. Isidore, had definitely taken an upswing.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Bank of America analysts said that price upswings and further volume growth amid the global AI infrastructure buildout should continue to support the island’s tech exports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

As upswings go, this one has been a doozy.

From Barron's Jan. 2, 2026

Cities are ecosystems that are perpetually evolving, routinely experiencing downturns and upswings.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

This gives FTX the benefit of any market upswings.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2024

During his upswings, everyone wanted to be in his presence, but during his downswings, he was known to cast a cold shadow.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

In the white glare the girl saw Winthrope, crouched beneath her upswung door; and his face was as the face of a beast.

From Into the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennett

All that your courage has brightened, All that your pity protected,       Now it is grown; Over your shoulders upswinging,       Folds round your frame, Bringing in roses your name, Joyous the sprite of your poetry bringing.

From Poems and Songs by Arthur Hubbell Palmer

Kille, kille, lambkin mine, Though it often be hard to climb Over the rocks upswinging, Follow thy bell's sweet ringing!

From Poems and Songs by Arthur Hubbell Palmer




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