spike

Example Sentences

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During the 2007-08 global financial crisis, a spike in oil collided with “a leveraged financial system already stressed from housing and wholesale funding pressure,” the Rapidan team said.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

"The recent spike in fuel prices looks set to take a big toll on profitability," he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

However, economists and officials will continue to watch whether the recent oil spike from the Iran conflict could slow economic growth, and eventually weigh on the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It’s unclear what the spike in activity portends for the rest of the fire season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

On each spike, she’d speared a dried-up berry from the shrub near Deadwood River.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman