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climb

[klahym] / klaɪm /


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The song became her first to climb the top 10 in January and hit No. 1 in February.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

They were dialing back those expectations late-morning Wednesday to a 37.1% probability, after a reading on August inflation from the personal consumption expenditures price index showed that its year-over-year climb eased to 3.4%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Consumer spending increased by 0.9%, a fast climb partly driven by more spending at gas stations as gasoline prices rose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

They climb ladders, romp in mud and push each other around in secondhand wheelchairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Nate and I are more than ready to call it a day when Zara decides to climb the ladder to assess the stuff stored in racks above the workbench.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

That share climbs to roughly 70% by the time they’re in their 80s.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The German DAX climbs 0.4%, led by a 2% jump for software giant SAP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

While rates for other pregnancy-related deaths also increased during the pandemic, those climbs have largely subsided.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

This summer they met again, walking into the Karakoram range, before they would split up for different climbs.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

He climbs into my lap and sits there, all cuddled in.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

He climbed the coaching ladder and won trophies at Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg and Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Brent crude November futures gained 0.8% to $103.45 a barrel, while the more-active December contract climbed 2.5% to $98.61 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Consumer spending rose sharply in August, incomes climbed, the private sector added more new jobs and inflation didn’t get any worse.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the Kara Sea north of Siberia, temperatures have climbed by 6.7C since 1982, or 1.68C per decade.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Maybe he had climbed the tree and couldn’t get down.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Bonds had another bad day Wednesday, with the 10-year Treasury yield climbing to 5.304%, its highest since 2002.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The animal, known officially by the more prosaic name Bear 89, was nicknamed Backpack by rangers who noted his habit of climbing on his mother's back when she swam across the river.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

A September spike in Treasury yields, which were edging higher Tuesday after climbing at the long end to the highest levels in decades, has sent bond prices lower in a broad and punishing selloff.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Treasury yields posted a fresh round of multiyear highs, with the 10-year yield climbing to 5.241%, its highest level since 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

She may be huffing from the effort of climbing the hill, but that doesn’t stop her from doing a little shimmy.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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