spiraling

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Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Both Social Security and Medicare are a hedge against longevity, market volatility, disability, and spiraling healthcare costs.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The cost of food, gas and housing is spiraling.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

During the late 1980s, Velarde witnessed Peru spiraling into chaos as President Alan García drove inflation above 7,000%, pushing millions into poverty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Partially hidden in a valley on the outskirts of the Golden Crescent, near the intimidating mountain cliffs of what Chestnutt called Isihlangu, it was surrounded by seven spiraling towers made of ivory and gold.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia