spike

Example Sentences

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“The market also appears to be pricing in some resiliency within world economies with a major oil spike having less impact on global growth than previously expected.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The AI boom has driven up demand for servers but left Super Micro short of cash as it struggles to meet the spike in demand.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Several hormones can spike in men when they become dads, including oxytocin, linked to better relationship quality; vasopressin, associated with emotional bonding; and prolactin, which promotes lactation in women and caregiving behavior in guys.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

I reach for another spike, for its skin, but I’m falling too fast to grab hold of anything.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas