spiked
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Exports spiked 25 percent year-on-year, the General Administration of Customs said, accelerating from July's 23.9 percent growth, though the increase was just short of the 25.9 percent forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In Asian trading Monday, SK Hynix ordinary shares spiked 8% and Samsung Electronics more than 5%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
His homespun tongue, spiked with horror and humor, echoes Flannery O’Connor and Emily Dickinson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Premium sports franchises have spiked in value so rapidly that sticker shock is nil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fear spiked through her body as, one by one, she saw figures begin to emerge from the jungle’s darkness, all wearing a familiar shade of blue, a shade she recognized.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
