spike

Example Sentences

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Producer-price data for March due Tuesday will give clues on how the war in the Middle East and the consequent spike in energy prices have fed through into pipeline inflationary pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

They examined levels of fine particles in the air, as well as times when dust levels spike, often triggered by winds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The spike in gasoline prices since the start of the conflict has threatened to upset that plan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Adding to the pain, a spike in fuel prices from the Iran war has sent costs for air conditioning and back-up generators shooting up alongside the mercury.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

In the 1950s and 1960s, civil rights activism and new federal laws inspired the same resistance to racial progress and once again led to a spike in the use of Confederate imagery.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson