However, this year there is also a strong undercurrent flowing against the tide.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Underneath all this, however, there's a suspicious undercurrent of class issues.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
Anyone who has been caught in a nasty undercurrent knows the power of the tides.
From the time.com
This was a flat, dull preparation, with a lingering undercurrent of paper mulch.
From the guardian.co.uk
As you talk to the three, you sense this strong undercurrent of shared purpose.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Reducing light pollution and caring for a planet is an undercurrent of his talks.
From the post-gazette.com
While the situations are often uproarious, there's an undercurrent of seriousness.
From the tennessean.com
Half an inch beneath the surface of his words there ran an undercurrent of menace.
From the time.com
There is a proper, or at least a better, way to recognize the racist undercurrent.
From the scienceblogs.com
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Undertone: a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
Undertide: a current below the surface of a fluid
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Undercurrent (1946) is a film noir drama directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay was written by Edward Chodorov, based on the novel You Were There by Thelma Strabel. The motion picture features Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, and others.
The Undercurrent is the fourth studio album by French band Scarve. This is their first studio album to not feature Guillaume Bideau, and the last to feature Pierrick Valence. Due to absence of Bideau the band hired ex-Darkane frontman Lawrence Mackory to do the clean vocals.
(Undercurrents (magazine)) Undercurrents magazine was started as a medium for radical views on scientific and technological subjects; it was published in England between 1972 and 1984: 63 editions altogether. ...
(Undercurrents (news)) Undercurrents is an alternative video news network which began with the UK distribution of videotapes shot by volunteers. It has since expanded to include a web presence, media training for volunteers, and a film festival, BeyondTV.
(Undercurrents (TV series)) Undercurrents was a Canadian television newsmagazine series in the 1990s, hosted by Wendy Mesley.
A current which flows under the surface; An emotional presence that is concealed rather than exposed