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skyrocket

[skahy-rok-it] / ˈskaɪˌrɒk ɪt /


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As earnings skyrocket for chipmakers including Samsung, many workers are demanding a bigger cut of the profits.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But David Fyfe, chief economist at Argus Media, said cutting off American supply would likely cause international prices to skyrocket.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Banning U.S. diesel shipments even for a temporary period, executives and lobbyists told U.S. officials, would spur international prices for the fuel to skyrocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

It started on a platform called Popshoplive to sell Hello Kitty and other items, but sales didn’t skyrocket until it switched to TikTok Shop in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

On the top step he let out a shriek that one witness likened to the scream of a skyrocket.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

They tend to operate during the coldest or hottest hours, when demand for electricity skyrockets and the power grid is stressed, said Form’s chief executive and co-founder, Mateo Jaramillo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Samsung, which makes memory chips essential for AI data centres, has also seen its value and profits soar as global demand skyrockets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

In other words, homeowners are incentivized to not sell their home and give up their tax rate, which remains low even as their home value skyrockets.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Directed by Jay Roach and written by Tony McNamara, Theo is an architect whose career collapses at the same time as his wife's career as an up-and-coming chef skyrockets.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

The same is true of Fourth of July equipment, flags and bunting and skyrockets.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

The interest rate on call loans skyrocketed to 74%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the fields, the cost of diesel needed to run combines as farmers start harvesting soybeans, corn and other crops this month has skyrocketed more than 67 percent since February.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The salience of A.I. concerns has skyrocketed overnight.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

Founded in Massachusetts in the early 1900s, the popularity of Converse has skyrocketed since its Chuck Taylor sneaker was first introduced to US basketball courts in 1917.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

On the other hand, vaccination rates for other diseases had skyrocketed, so it wasn't all bad news.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

This confluence of factors coupled with rising wait times and skyrocketing costs of compute are crippling a generation of newcomers trying to compete with Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Taiwan's exports hit a record high of $87.2 billion in September, the government said Thursday, thanks to skyrocketing global demand for artificial intelligence hardware.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some condominium HOAs have run into trouble recently, as MarketWatch has reported, in part due to skyrocketing insurance costs and dwindling financial reserves.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

For Mancuso, her already-high anxiety about her son's well-being is skyrocketing.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

My stomach a hard ball, my pulse skyrocketing again, I left his office without shaking his outstretched hand.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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