spiked

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In the final 30 days of the campaign, from 8 April to 7 May, most parties' spending spiked.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Goldman and his wife had been on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Asia, and he spiked a fever while on an evacuation flight back to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Inflows into the fund spiked late last week, with investors pouring in $1.1 billion on May 7 and adding $906 million the following day, Ullal said.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

CF Industries stock spiked at the start of the war.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

His hair was spiked and he was clean-shaven.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon