hike
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Much like Greybeard’s pivot, they decided to pause the hike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Doing something outdoors, whether it’s riding, going on a hike or literally just touching grass, is a good way to start your day, I feel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
There is a media report that the “Takaichi government is supportive of a near-term interest-rate hike by the Bank of Japan,” CBA’s Carol Kong says in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The disinflation ducks are starting to line up, and with oil also backing off, the market has steadily stripped away the case for another near-term Fed hike."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Roger del Moral, another ecologist, remembered a hike he took only four months after the eruption: “… far from any visible vegetation, I discovered an isolated, yet active ant nest.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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“Rate hikes are off the table, but rate cuts are also off the table,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Analysts expect Wednesday's data will give the US central bank room to breathe on the timing of potential rate hikes to curb inflation, with several Fed policymakers indicating the need for such a move.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
US stock markets opened higher on Friday following the release of the latest jobs figures on the prospect that the weaker data might prevent any rate hikes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Markets currently have almost two Bank of England rate hikes priced in by June next year — a move that would tend to be damaging to bond prices and thus push yields higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“On weekends, we went on overnight hikes, slept in tents, fought mock battles, and marched to the beat of the parade-corps drums,” he said.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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They rented a vehicle, hiked the scenic Cabot Trail and stayed at a resort on the Atlantic Ocean run entirely by women.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The firm hiked its target to $34 from $30.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Bank of Japan in June hiked interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent -- and held them there last week -- well below the US Federal Reserve's 3.50-3.75 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
She ran, climbed and hiked 14 to 18 hours a day, covering 40 to 50 miles before getting a few hours of sleep in a van, tent or occasionally a hotel room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
We’ve hiked for the day, set up camp, run for our lives, and hiked all night.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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“Hill-climbing” is the term that is suddenly on lips across Silicon Valley, for reasons that have nothing to do with San Francisco’s dramatic topography or techies’ love of hiking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The reading suggested the world's number one economy was slowing, though traders welcomed the prospect the Federal Reserve will hold off hiking borrowing costs for the time being.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Skye MRT said many visitors were increasingly taking on the route as part of an organised or self-guided walking holiday, where a hiking app or electronic route may be provided for them to follow.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
TV station KING-5 reported that Urbina Ruiz was injured when she fell out of a window onto a popular hiking trail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It envisioned 25,000 miles of new hiking trails across America, most of which were never built.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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