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Traders are also growing increasingly nervous that renewed strikes between US and Iranian forces could reignite inflation as oil prices creep higher.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, Coffin sketches his idea of a Hollywood creep, the phony let’s-do-lunch schmoozer, with Jeff Bridges voicing a set of twin studio moguls who play bad boss/backhanded boss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Back-to-school shopping creep ramped up even more in recent years as shoppers navigated prolonged inflation and supply-chain shocks, such as last year’s tariffs and this year’s rising oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

They will likely lead to more domestic auto production, which could cause prices to creep up a little.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

I finally decided to walk up to the house and check it out and had started to creep out of the hedge when I saw it.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

We’ve got two big threads this week: creeps in the House of Representatives and blasphemy.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

As artificial intelligence creeps further into the workplace, employees risk getting left behind if they don’t start embracing the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026

“We’re leaning towards entertainment,” Jacobs says, before a wry smile creeps onto his face.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

Fittingly, the sound creates a crack in one of the home’s windows: Via that fissure, the unfolding apocalypse creeps into their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

Queenie creeps into his lap, leaving her hind legs sticking straight out, like a frog.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

On Monday and Tuesday, his fortune crept back to a hair above $1 trillion as SpaceX gained 11.5% and and Tesla, Musk’s other public company, gained 10.8%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

A similar S&P survey of U.S. manufacturers, meanwhile, crept up to a four-year high of 55.7 in June.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

"Because that's the work of democracy: being neighbourly, taking care of public spaces. How do we love enjoying each other, shaking out of the isolation and division that have crept too deeply into our lives."

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

That number crept up slightly—by 3%—from last month.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

I crept into the empty bed fully dressed, clutching my recovered hair combs, and then tried to quell everything rising in my stomach.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

They do reflect investors’ creeping doubts about the government’s future ability to pay, though.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

That reprieve was short-lived, however, and the U.S. average retail gasoline price has been creeping back toward $4 a gallon.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

He said: "We went creeping around the grounds of this military base using ultrasound detectors to try to hear the male cicadas singing, so it did feel a bit James Bond."

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

In a Moscow suburb, shut-down shops and "for rent" signs reveal the creeping toll of Russia's slowing wartime economy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Shoving away the queasy feeling that’s creeping into my gut, I slip my weekend essentials into my backpack along with my Moleskine sketchbook, my drawing pencils, and my chemistry textbook.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam