- present tense form of spike (3rd person singular).
spikes
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The findings offer a clearer biological explanation for why eating fat before carbohydrates may help reduce blood sugar spikes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The fires have created severe haze locally, with tens of thousands of cases of respiratory illnesses, and also caused regional air pollution spikes in Singapore and Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“It’s no surprise that at the end of the quarter, there’s spikes one way or another because people want to look good, people want to hedge their losses,” Lescure said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
And yet, despite a crisis of power outages, severe fuel shortages and dramatic price spikes, life in Cuba goes on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Then he was lifted and hurled by Coach Murphy toward the infield lights, his spikes silvered with false light, and Ben came down laughing and jubilant to Coach Murphy.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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