drove

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Previous El Niño events significantly drove up wheat and rice prices by reducing yields in Australia and the Russia-Ukraine-Kazakhstan region.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Angels catcher Sebastián Rivero drove in two runs with a center-field single.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Revenues -- totaling $60.7 billion in 2025 -- have rebounded to their highest point since 2021, when pandemic lockdowns drove an outsized surge in both players and spending.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

While cars have steadily grown older over the last 15 years, the trend picked up after the Covid pandemic, when shuttered factories and supply-chain snarls drove up prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Sam scowled and drove his spoon around his plate, pushing a trail through some peas into a mound of squash.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry