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hike

[hahyk] / haɪk /




VERB
raise, increase
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Soaring jet fuel prices following the Iran war have also led airlines to hike up fares, increase baggage fees and reduce flight capacity right before peak travel season.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Atypically, its competitors swiftly followed the effective price hike with their own increases, which Warner said was a sign that higher prices were sustainable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

As a result, the Treasury can wait to hike longer-term debt sales until 2028 at the earliest, he writes—a later time frame than the consensus estimate for between February and August 2027.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Even at the height of summer, an adventurous soul willing to hike a bit can spend weeks in the park and rarely see another person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

She might have slept longer, after the exhausting hike of the previous day, but that plunk—plunk—plunking sound was as insistent as a blacksmith’s hammer.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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