climbed
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Following a decline for several years to a low in 2020, the percentage of men who join fraternities has climbed, hitting 6.38% in 2024, the most recent year available, according to an interfraternity association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Aarthi Swaminathan interviewed a couple who took out an ARM in 2023, when 30-year fixed rates had climbed to 8%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Sugar prices climbed 6.1% in September, marking their third consecutive monthly increase on expectations of tighter global supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Average hourly earnings climbed, but less than expected, both on a monthly basis and compared to a year ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Then I climbed the highest of the eewoonucks and fastened it to a hand pole I carried on the sled so that drivers could see it from the trail.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
