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Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, said "many airlines have navigated this year's oil price spike thanks to forward hedging, having locked in large swathes of fuel costs before the Iran war".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nor is there much doubt about what has caused the spike in diesel prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

There was an "initial spike" in withdrawals, which later declined and "are stabilising as expected", it added.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The unemployment rate has hovered below 5% since 2016, except for a brief spike during the pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Plus, Autumn hit a huge spike in her following,” I suddenly add.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

This layer helps limit unwanted chemical reactions between the lithium and the electrolyte while also restricting the growth of damaging lithium spikes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Half of this report shows sudden upward spikes in spending or earnings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Berlin is "now adopting the approach of responding to crises, whether the pandemic or spikes in energy prices, with a massive increase in public spending", said Joerg Kraemer, chief economist at Commerzbank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Governments’ borrowing costs reset more frequently, so spikes in interest rates feed through to their interest bills faster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Usually the heads bent together and sharp spikes of laughter mean that Anise has something planned.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

She has a few roommates in a small house in an artsy east side neighborhood, where her detergent-blue ombré haircut and spiked septum piercing are de rigueur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sales of tinned food, radios and torches spiked in some shops after the UK government advised households what to stock up on in case of a national emergency.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

As prices spiked higher in mid-July, RSI rose with them and peaked at fourth-month high of 75.54 on July 23.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

General manager Carol Edell said that, after the renovation, weekday use of the club’s amenities surged from 10% to 40% and applications spiked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Most incredibly, he rode for a full year with serious internal injuries incurred when another horse spiked him into the ground.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

When asked who they blame for spiking costs, the answer was swift.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

DWP says its recent high bills are driven by spiking power use during the record-breaking summer heat, especially for air conditioning, not by rate increases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

And they forecast that this year’s event could be the strongest on record, spiking sea temperatures far above normal.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then he handed it to Goncalves, who mimed drinking from the ball before spiking it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

One of them was a girl I recognized from English; she had a pair of pencils spiking out of her messy blond bun.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia