initial flurry
Frequency: 6.54.8 per million words
the first burst of activity or interest
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Examples (10)
- The new product saw an initial flurry of sales, which then stabilized.
- After the announcement, there was an initial flurry of media attention.
- The initial flurry of excitement for the new project soon faded into routine.
- The project began with an initial flurry of activity, but progress slowed down later.
- The company's IPO was met with an initial flurry of trading on the stock exchange.
- The controversial paper caused an initial flurry of debate among scientists.
- The celebrity's surprise announcement generated an initial flurry of comments online.
- The Gold Rush started with an initial flurry of prospectors heading west.
- We anticipate an initial flurry of applications as soon as the job is posted.
- The new policy led to an initial flurry of public inquiries and confusion.