jack
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“That’s not going to help, putting a ban on exports. It’ll just jack the price up further.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The bad news for consumers is that Apple is expected to jack up iPhone prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
They described him as "mister fix it" who was a "jack of all trades".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“You got to be kind of a jack of all trades,” Abbott said, “and understand what your role is, what your strengths are, what your weaknesses are, and be able to build up on that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
During a phone conversation on August 5, 2000, two traders chatted about how a wildfire in California would allow Enron to jack up its electricity prices.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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