rising

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Roberto Reyes became fed up with rising rents and other spiraling costs in Orlando, and jumped at a job offer as an insurance agent in Knoxville, Tenn., last July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Shares, however, did manage to snap an eight-week losing streak this past week, rising almost 15%.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Nomura strategist Charlie McElligott has also spent weeks talking about a dearth of investors willing to bet on markets rising.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Community spirit is strong here too, but residents speak of rising crime and fewer police officers, as well as having to make really tough decisions due to the growing cost of living.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Then finally, as if it had just materialized before me, we saw a cottage, nestled in the trees, smoke rising from the chimney.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff