rates

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In 1980, adult obesity rates in England were just 6% for men and 9% for women – less than a third of rates today, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The ability to issue shares and lend at higher rates in the meantime also could boost future fee income.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

It was also one of the sectors hardest hit when rates spiked in 2022, tumbling 26% that year.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That means they can get squeezed when rates rise rapidly.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Beginning in the 1960s, crime rates rose in the United States for a period of about ten years.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander