jack
Example Sentences
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The war has jacked up the price of oil and snarled supply chains for a variety of other important commodities, from aluminum to urea.
The losses of the past three years are a side effect of the central bank’s aggressive campaign to jack up interest rates starting in 2022 to combat high inflation.
The era of stagflation put millions of people out of work, especially after the Fed jacked up a key interest rate to double digits to try to tame rapidly rising prices.
From MarketWatch
That has added on to evidence that stubborn price pressures persisted in the economy, even before war in the Middle East jacked up the cost of oil, gas and other crucial imports.
At least two corners of the barn needed jacking up.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
