surge
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The Semi could open Tesla up to a new vertical as diesel prices surge, while the Cybercab is expected to eventually transform its robotaxi business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The treatment triggered a surge of immune activity against the tumors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was launched after a surge in shop theft that peaked in 2025 with more than half a million offences recorded in a year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A recent surge in crude indicates that the price tag will only grow in the weeks ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
I feel a surge of hope as I pass into the cool air of the hallway.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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Those nighttime surges are especially important because routine blood tests are rarely performed during sleep.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Export expectations in August rose to their highest level since February 2022, driven by electrical and digital manufacturers as artificial-intelligence investment surges, the Ifo Institute said last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Robinhood and Coinbase rally as the price of Bitcoin surges to its highest level since May, fueled by easing Federal Reserve rate hike expectations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The move comes as demand surges from August, with festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra and Diwali leading into the busy wedding season.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Miss Preston surges to her feet, a mountain of calicos and lace.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sales at U.S. retailers surged in August and posted the biggest increase in five months, offering another piece of evidence suggesting the economy sped up toward the end of summer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
China’s outbound shipments surged more than 20% in August on strong global tech demand, with its ballooning trade surplus anticipated to reach a new high this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The percentage of civil verdicts that dealt with exit bans also surged more than 30 times between 2019 and 2025, from around 0.23% to 7.3%.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The minions surged in a frenzy around the figure’s legs, snapping and clamping, snatching pages with each attack.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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A ceremony for the attack’s 25th anniversary was starting, and he had come in quietly, head down, free from the fanfare that usually follows the surging Senate candidate.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Thefts in L.A. were already surging when Milwaukee-based boosters launched their “Kia Boys” videos in the summer of 2021, and had begun to level off by time the meme hit national news a year later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
A groundswell of urgency over artificial intelligence is surging in Congress amid growing fears that the technology could destroy civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Matejka advised using any market weakness caused by surging oil prices to add to portfolios ahead of likely better trading when companies report their third-quarter earnings results in October and November.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some Chicagoans who had found slavery repugnant now shuddered at the prospect of free blacks surging in to take up residence in their city.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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