surge
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Manufacturing costs within Abbott’s nutrition business have steadily ticked upward, partly driven by a surge in commodity costs after the pandemic.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
March CPI for the U.S. was 3.3% with a 10.9% energy surge — the largest single-month gasoline increase since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking it in 1967.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The British economy grew modestly in February, ahead of the surge in energy prices that will likely damp economic activity in the months to come.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Despite the surge in AI-generated fraud, the insurance industry has attempted to match the technology with its own detection systems.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
A landslide would dam Spirit Lake and hold water in, not create a surge out.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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