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skyrocket

[skahy-rok-it] / ˈskaɪˌrɒk ɪt /


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However, as their earnings skyrocket, many workers are demanding a bigger cut of profits.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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

As demand for artificial intelligence skyrockets, AI companies have been grasping for solutions to flatten the steep cost curve of compute.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 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

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

Over the past year, the popularity of prediction markets has skyrocketed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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

When he said no, my morale skyrocketed, for I suspected that we now had the answer to the riddle of why the number of purine residues exactly equaled the number of pyrimidine residues.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Toxic smoke from peatland as well as forest fires has shrouded towns and cities in the region for more than a month, sending respiratory complaints skyrocketing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Both AI companies have skyrocketing capital expenditures, and the coming months are critical in showing Wall Street they have sustainable businesses and revenue streams to back up trillion-plus dollar valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

From sold-out shows to a skyrocketing social media following and the release of his first Netflix special, “Buy the Dip,” last month, it’s been amazing the difference a year makes.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

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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