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shoot up

[shoot-uhp] / ˈʃutˌʌp /














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But she won't be able to justify it forever if the cost does shoot up further.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

After it merged with xAI, SpaceX saw its private valuation shoot up to an estimated $1.25 trillion, or 12,400% more than when Google bought its shares.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is also out on the course and he had three birdies and an eagle in his opening four holes to shoot up the leaderboard.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The White House and Congress can expect calls from frantic farmers as costs shoot up, and poor countries may be priced out of the fertilizer market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Vonetta got mad and said, “My uncle did not go to Vietnam and shoot up poor people.”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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