spiral

Example Sentences

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About 20 percent of the world's oil and natural gas passes through the strait, and the crisis has sent energy prices spiralling, with potential knock-on effects on inflation worldwide.

From Barron's

However, "as the war does not seem to end soon, there is a tangible risk of a price spiral on imported goods, in particular food", he added.

From Barron's

Nationally, the government is to pay more companies to hire young people, under Labour's latest plan to tackle spiralling rates of youth unemployment.

From BBC

A round bone amulet etched with a spiral was sewn to the breast of her jerkin.

From Literature

“Dragon Mama” offers snapshots of Maria’s daredevil youth in Hawaii, her reckless adolescence in Bremerton, Wash., and the self-destructive spiral that leads her to venture out on her own.

From Los Angeles Times