spiraling

Example Sentences

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Iran is eager to secure financial relief after the war and U.S. blockade added to the pressure of what was already a spiraling economic crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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

Georgieva said that -- even in the fund's "most hopeful scenario" -- spiraling energy costs, infrastructure damage, supply disruptions and a loss of market confidence meant growth would be less than expected.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

For some reason those curls spiraling over his arm and down onto the scratched-up desk made me sadder than anything.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson