spike

Example Sentences

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ET on June 1, incorrectly said the spike didn’t ease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The picture shows implied volatility increasing into a spike and then plunging, creating a sawtooth pattern.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Winstanley also highlighted the need to put funding into the road network to reduce congestion and for a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour after a recent spike in problems.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“I had to prop myself against this foam spike in front of my colleagues and friends, and then have Winona come up and chop my head off, which was incredible,” Bower says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

There’s a little bird cutout on the front that says Sparrow on it, and a yellow cutout in the shape of a spike that says Spike on it in black marker.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon