spike
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The United Kingdom’s response to a similar spike in ectopic deaths during the pandemic shows just how much the U.S. is failing to do.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
But for Tesla, that price spike represents an opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The producer price index rose 0.4% in August from the July rate, and was up 5.4% from a year earlier due to the recent spike in oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The increase in energy costs has in turn raised fears of a spike in inflation, and this has also pushed up yields on government bonds around the world.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
When Fyrian closed his eyes he felt as though he could touch each buttery-smooth scale on her hide, each razor-sharp spike.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
The hormone spikes came from the adrenal glands and were especially pronounced in patients whose primary aldosteronism was caused by a problem affecting only one adrenal gland rather than both.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
One brokerage said the inflation data and recent spikes in Treasury yields would force Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
UK consumers are protected from short term spikes on the wholesale gas markets by Ofgem's price cap.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Watch for the spikes in produce, meat and other perishable foods that have to be harvested and hauled on diesel-powered farm equipment and shipped on diesel-powered trucks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
His heart was pounding, and adrenaline crackled through his body in delicious spikes.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
It was a bestseller when it first hit bookshop shelves nearly 10 years ago — and after Nolan mentioned Wilson’s work in an early interview promoting his big-screen adaption, its sales spiked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He caught a glimpse of a twenty-foot spiked tail as some creature flipped it out of the waves and then dove.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Prices are certainly going up, as Apple has already flagged, due to spiking costs for memory and storage chips that are inside each device.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But if the first go-rounds last year were tragedy—depressing stocks, spiking prices, and rending hearts in both countries—the latest skirmish is starting to look more like farce.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The cost of funding a long position in the S&P 500 is spiking alarmingly and investors should pay more attention to this warning sign than they are at present.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Valve recently launched its new Steam Machine gaming PC with a higher price than expected, starting its announcement with a long explanation about spiking component costs.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I felt at once nervous and happy and terrified, but I could feel my temperature spiking again.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
