rocketing
Example Sentences
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Nothing will slow the object down, like the atmosphere would do here on Earth - and nothing will prevent the estimated million kilograms in debris from rocketing up into space.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
EasyJet's board on Monday repeated that it considered the bid "highly opportunistic" given that its share price had fallen and its losses increased after the Middle East war sent jet fuel costs rocketing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The stock was up 23% in midday trading on Wednesday, after rocketing 109.8% on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
By mid-2025 it had an estimated 64,630 people, the Census Bureau said Thursday, rocketing up from around 17,000 in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
There was comedy in the way Milton, while still worrying about me, kept one eye on the rocketing taxi meter.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
