crept
Example Sentences
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Healthcare unemployment has crept up since touching an all-time low in 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
Slovakia were back in front when Lukas Haraslin's free-kick crept in, but Fisnik Asllani pegged them back at 2-2.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The energy shock comes as the US labor market appears to be in a difficult spot, shedding 92,000 jobs in February while unemployment crept up.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
In part due to the tariffs, inflation had crept up during 2025 and into this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The strangeness crept into my dream that night.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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