spike
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The US-inspired Premier League arms race has led to a substantial spike in the valuations of England's top clubs, giving their owners a handsome return on their initial investment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
A supersized El Niño on the horizon, which stands to spike temperatures to unprecedented degrees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
U.S. stocks fell as Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz caused a 5.1% spike in oil prices and renewed inflation fears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
This spike comes after the company recorded a surge in cloud growth during the second quarter, backed by surging artificial intelligence demand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The spike is the funky 1960s green thing we put on top of the tree instead of an angel or a star.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Missouri’s Legislature passed a law last year to protect residential consumers from price spikes caused by large users, though critics complain it has loopholes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
According to research conducted by Brad Cornell, who was a professor emeritus of financial economics at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, the majority of the market’s biggest one-day spikes occurred during bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
That has shifted in recent years, however, with doctors noticing the summer spikes were starting to get larger than their winter counterparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The beep draws my eyes to a monitor screen with lit green numbers and a jagged line that spikes with each boop!
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Social media accounts spiked, shirts sold out, match tickets went for stupid money.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In a world where influencers warn of spiked cortisol levels and disrupted circadian rhythms, plenty of consumers are turning to prebiotic sodas, sugar-free beverages, and refreshers as substitutes.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
There were also gains in Tokyo, where tech giants Kioxia, Advantest and Sony spiked and sector investment titan SoftBank surged four percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sea, sand, spiked skyline, and mountains meet in one widescreen.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Volleyball, he told four guys that they were going to stand in the middle of the court and try to retrieve balls that were spiked down to them.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
But with temperatures spiking, the crisis over smoke from the fire has given way to a second crisis over putrid smells, insects, rodents and growing concerns over sanitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
U.S.-traded oil futures rose $3.08, or 4.4% to $73.52 a barrel after spiking by as much as 8% at the peak of the session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Charts released by the Fed will likely show spiking concerns about higher inflation and diminishing worries about the state of the labor market.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
Zoe spoke out about her trauma to also raise awareness of spiking prevention training in Devon and Cornwall being delivered by Exeter-based charity Stamp Out Spiking.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Hundreds of them, dozens of varieties, spiking, trailing, billowing, they dressed the colonnade in a forest of blooms.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
