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updrift

American  
[uhp-drift] / ˈʌpˌdrɪft /

noun

  1. a slow, upward movement.

    an updrift in housing starts and home mortgages.

Etymology

Origin of updrift

up- + drift

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China, which is not in the TPP, has pursued a cheap-currency policy to boost exports — although it has quietly allowed an updrift in the yuan in recent years, due partly to U.S. diplomatic pressure.

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