spike

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Spirit Airlines is in danger of liquidating, its planned emergence from bankruptcy in flux due to the spike in jet-fuel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Tankers have been unable to pass through, drastically reducing the amount of oil and gas available on global markets and causing prices to spike.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It almost seems hard to believe in hindsight, but Wall Street economists saw a recession as a near-certainty after the previous oil price spike in 2022.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

It takes two or three days later before tiny white lesions, known as Koplik spots, appear inside the mouth, and an additional fever may spike, with temperatures that can exceed 104 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The iguanodon’s thumb has been placed on its nose, as a kind of spike, and it stands on four sturdy legs, making it look like a rather stout and awkwardly overgrown dog.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson