spike

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These will give evidence of the extent to which the spike in energy prices caused by the Middle East war has hit consumer spending, which was already looking weak ahead of the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Tankers have been unable to pass through, drastically reducing the amount of oil and gas available on global markets and causing prices to spike.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

One can see that implied volatility increases into a spike and then plunges, creating a sawtooth pattern.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

It takes two or three days later before tiny white lesions, known as Koplik spots, appear inside the mouth, and an additional fever may spike, with temperatures that can exceed 104 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

It had loomed in my memory as a huge lone spike dominating the riverbank, forbidding as an artillery piece, high as the beanstalk.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles