creep

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And without share repurchases, share counts would creep higher, putting pressure on another important financial metric: earnings per share.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Once the legal machinery exists, the threshold for using it often begins to creep.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

As prices for those commodities start to creep higher, the pressure could feed through the costs of food and manufactured goods.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Joe Talbot hauntingly asks, “Do you love your blessed father? / Anoint by fear of death / Do you feel the lies creep on by? / As soft as baby’s breath.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

A thin mist began to creep up from the river, and it grew, and grew; till soon a dense fog enveloped the ship and all around her.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker