rise
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After dark, the larvae rise toward the surface to feed, although they must first pass through large numbers of fish waiting to eat them.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
A rare weather event, storms like these are formed when heat from the wildfires makes the air above the fire rise rapidly, carrying smoke, ash and water vapour high into the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Duration measures how much pain you eat when rates rise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
She expects the company’s stake in U.S.-based robotics affiliate Boston Dynamics to rise to 12.5% from 11.3% if the group exercises its call option to buy a 9.65% stake from SoftBank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
I felt a blush rise beneath my high collar.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As the air rises, it cools, and the water vapour condenses into a cloud.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The drop in oil prices prompts markets to slightly trim expectations for U.S. interest-rate rises ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision on Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
And if you let things go, the price rises to where you can’t cover the cost of surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
That rises to 51% by age 70, reaches 58% by age 75, climbs to 64% by age 80 and approaches 73% by age 90.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
She promises it will be beautiful when I get back, and when the winter sun rises, I’m five kilometers down the road from Przemyśl.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Monday said net profit rose in the second quarter, driven once again by strong growth in sales of its cancer drugs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Wholesale power costs across PJM rose 76% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Net profit rose to $2.51 billion from $2.45 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The number of prosecutions in Peterborough rose from one in 2024 to seven in 2025, and the city council has brought four prosecutions so far this year.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
As we reached the castle, the sun rose fully in the sky, its rays bursting all around the towers and turrets.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Bets on a hike have risen over the past week, though analysts expect officials to stand pat on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Under this scenario, if the stock’s forward P/E remains the same, it means the stock price has risen because the valuation denominator has increased.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
They have risen to around $90 from less than $70 a few weeks ago, however.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The number of cases has only risen since.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Papa’s voice had risen above the roaring waves, above the screams of the people all around them.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
Over the long term, rising estimates for companies’ revenue and profit can drive their stock prices higher.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told reporters that Monday and Tuesday "are absolutely decisive days" to control the fires, before temperatures start rising again.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Researchers warn that rising global temperatures due to climate change will lead to more frequent and intense wildfires in the future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
On the album’s back half, a few unabashedly beautiful songs stand out like rock formations rising from the desert floor—especially “Deep Time,” which offers a shot of serenity amid all the slow-moving menace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some dream, he thought, as the trees bobbed in the rising water.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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