But as enthusiasm surged, many firms also rushed to make investments for their clients and themselves through special-purpose funds and direct investments.
But enthusiasm surged through a string of speeches by local politicians and civic leaders.
If Obama puts Clinton on the ticket, enthusiasm surges.
Judging from yard signs and bumper stickers alone, there is certainly surging enthusiasm in the state right now for candidates like Sanders the self-professed socialist and Trump the rightwing demagogue, promising to challenge those who they claim are creatures of the establishment.
This happened within a broader context of surging Democratic enthusiasm, especially among women, and sinking approval numbers for a Republican-led Congress, putting more seats into play.
The Barrett campaign released a statement labeling the Marquette poll an "outlier" and "not credible" because, the campaign argued, it undersampled younger voters, oversampled "some of the reddest counties in the state" and failed more generally to "sufficiently record surging Democratic enthusiasm".
By the end of the speed networking, the collective energy, adrenaline, and enthusiasm in the room was surging and people had ideas they were anxious to discuss.
According to the Associated Press, crowds are surging as GOP enthusiasm builds ahead of Election Day: "Romney's debate performance against President Barack Obama last week -- and his energetic appearances following it up -- have fueled a rise in enthusiasm on the campaign trail".
Sales keep surging, and existing customers keep spreading enthusiasm for what LinkedIn has to offer.
More recently, @WalmartLabs found that enthusiasm for "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Rises" was surging before the movies were released, and suggested that stores increase their orders of related merchandise.
