jolt
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Analyst Bradley Thomas said that suggests there is a risk that consumers will start pulling back on discretionary spending in the current quarter, after the positive jolt provided by higher tax refunds passes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“At the very least, markets have received a welcome jolt that is forcing a repricing in the distribution of outcomes” from the conflict, it added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Memory and data-storage stocks received a jolt last week when Alphabet’s Google unveiled TurboQuant, an artificial-intelligence memory compression algorithm.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Greg Jackson, head of Octopus Energy, described a "huge jolt" in sales of solar panels and heat pumps, as well as enquiries about electric vehicles and chargers, so far this month compared to February.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
When our hands connected, I swear to Christmas I felt a current of electricity jolt through me.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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