spike

Example Sentences

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The law, which drew ire from environmentalists, is intended to prevent a spike in gas prices amid refinery closures.

From Los Angeles Times

Zandi and Claudia Sahm, the noted former Fed economist who is now chief economist at New Century Advisors, agree that this trend is unsustainable and that there could be a spike in unemployment.

From MarketWatch

It is the third consecutive week that case numbers have fallen since a spike in infections in early December.

From BBC

The effect was surgical; as prices spiked up to 4,500%, Western manufacturers discovered they couldn’t build smartphones or missiles without Chinese permission — and a generation of supply-chain executives learned Mandarin the hard way.

From MarketWatch

The spike in the cost of living has been the spark that lit the fire of dissatisfaction in many places.

From BBC