jack

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That rally fizzled out soon after Apple announced it would have to jack up prices on MacBooks and iPads to offset the rising price for memory chips.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“Companies are saying, ‘Let’s just jack up the price as high as we possibly can and extract as much from the small set of wealthy people,’” Richards said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

Some regulators worry that retailers could use customers’ browsing histories or other personal information to jack up prices even for basic goods such as groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“Whether it’s the rear jack guy, the fuel guy, the engineer, the driver himself, they all play that piece,” said Neale, who started with RAD in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The jack end of my headphone set had fallen out of my pocket.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin