rocketing

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After rocketing above $100 a barrel for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, oil prices pared gains and slid back under the key threshold.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Cue rocketing bills, blackouts—and solar panels appearing on homes, factories and farms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

As the Chicago Bears were rocketing toward an NFC North title and playoff run, quarterback Caleb Williams made a comment on social media about his Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman that has proven prophetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Block’s stock is rocketing 16% after the company said that massive advancements in artificial intelligence are allowing it to cut more than 40% of its workforce.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Emblematic of this rocketing growth were the Olmec's neighbors in Oaxaca, the Zapotec, whom Flannery and Marcus have studied for more than two decades.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann