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hike

[hahyk] / haɪk /




VERB
raise, increase
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A Wall Street tool used to gauge the odds of a rate hike at the Fed’s July 28 meeting is quite low at just 10%.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Beijing, as we see, has put itself in the social-engineering business again, trying to hike its plummeting population numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

One example that hit the headlines was the hike in New Jersey Transit train tickets.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Seoul led gains across Asian equity markets Wednesday as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest rate hike this month.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“And what if the fire moves faster than we can hike? We’d be climbing right into the fire. Not smart. Our only escape would be to outrun the fire.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

It’s above the Fed’s 3.75% upper limit of its policy range, suggesting investors are still prepared for the possibility of hikes — only less so.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Shares fell around 6% when Apple responded to the cost increases by raising prices on Macs and iPads, a prelude to similar price hikes expected for its primary product, the iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In 1995, the city of Bell purchased the parks after residents complained of annual large rent hikes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

"The softer inflation data is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve officials, reducing the immediate pressure for further rate hikes," wrote Fiona Cincotta at City Index.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

He’s most at ease talking about the past, the trips, hikes, and rides.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Samsung has hiked the prices of its memory chips as supplies remain tight.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Bloom in April hiked its full-year outlook, guiding for revenue of $3.4 billion to $3.8 billion, up from a prior range of $3.1 billion to $3.3 billion.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

In addition, there was an element of demand destruction, especially in Asia, where flights were canceled, rationing was imposed and import duties on oil were hiked, he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

However, JGB price gains could be capped by this morning’s release of the Summary of Opinions of the BOJ’s June meeting where it hiked rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The robot could have hiked on and on, never slowing or stopping, but the goose needed to rest.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Thames Water has returned to a full-year profit after hiking its customers bills by 40% last year.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

He thought that meant she wasn’t interested in him, when, really, she just wasn’t interested in hiking.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

That argues for a modest correction rather than a full-fledged hiking campaign: The Fed would take back insurance that is no longer needed, then stop and reassess.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Hoping to cash in on that success, the municipality has decided to increase the visitor's tax from 3.2 to five percent from early July, before hiking it to eight percent in July 2027.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

I try to ignore how his muddy hiking boots smear the starched white sheets.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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