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surgency

American  
[surj-uhns-ee] / ˈsɜrdʒ əns i /

noun

  1. a rapid rise or swell, as of interest, economic strength, etc.


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He was promoted to a full surgency while I was there and assigned to a different post.

From Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago by Robert Henderson McKay

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