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climb

[klahym] / klaɪm /


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When the vibrations stopped, the crew continued to climb on autopilot, the report said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The BOE expects inflation to climb to 3.2% in the final quarter of this year, from 2.6% in June.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

"Thank God that a wave pushed the sinking vessel and we managed to climb on top," Chance Siyamavhu said at a memorial service in the lakeside town of Kariba close to the border with Zambia.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Inflationary pressures on grocery prices and supply chains have caused the cost of a standard beef burrito to climb 50% since 2020.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Gabi and I climb the stairs and have a quick look at the rooms.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Lynn and her stunt double are also covered in prosthetics as she climbs up the recliner, and Rhys uses the side lever to launch her off his torso.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Every morning, she wakes up and climbs up to her damaged apartment to bathe, change clothes and get ready for work.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Shopify climbs 10% to C$177.21, but is still down 20% year-to-date.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Seixas looked stronger than Del Toro at times on the climbs but faded substantially on Saturday.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

She climbs up far enough to stick her head through the attic floor and see the junk I have stored there.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

In that scenario, starting since inflation took off in 2021, he finds the effective tax rate on real capital gains has climbed to 51%, up from about 30% in the second half of the 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Dr. Paddock said: "Some of the studies we looked at showed that the more stairs climbed, the greater the health benefits. But even small changes had a measurable impact."

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

After a few minutes, a young woman walked outside; she sheepishly told me she was there only because of her mother, then climbed into the truck.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

OTTAWA—Factory sales in Canada climbed in June for a fifth straight month-over-month gain, adding to momentum that could deliver second-quarter growth well above the Bank of Canada’s original estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

As Grandma parked and I climbed out of the car, Oliver emerged from the house.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The presenter, Jimmy Chin, finally got his computer to work and began showing videos of himself and two others climbing Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

That has meant getting practice in at climbing centres and using poles at a dance and burlesque studio in Kilmarnock.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

U.S. futures were lower in early European trading after climbing in the previous session on soft inflation data that gave fresh hopes the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates at its meeting next month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Defense stocks are climbing on Friday after the White House slapped new tariffs on foreign-made drones and components.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

She and a group of friends had gone backcountry mountain climbing and skiing, crossing over glaciers and racing down snowy peaks hundreds of miles away from Mount St. Helens.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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