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rise

[rahyz] / raɪz /








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The remark caused Japanese bond yields to rise sharply, while yields on other global sovereign bonds, from the U.S. to Europe and the rest of Asia, quickly followed suit.

From MarketWatch

Chesney mostly coached on the defensive side of the ball in his early stints as an assistant, rising to defensive coordinator at Johns Hopkins.

From Los Angeles Times

While factories produced more, there was a steep rise in unsold inventories.

From The Wall Street Journal

This period is notable for rising efficiency in how signals move both within individual regions and across the whole brain.

From Science Daily

According to the same accounts, Zipcar membership fees cover the cost of fuelling or charging the vehicle and, as energy costs continued to rise last year, it has added to financial pressures on the company.

From BBC