rising

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"It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again. In East Africa especially, this will land on communities already battered by droughts and floods in recent years."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Domestic U.S. airfares have significantly increased, with United Airlines more than doubling and American Airlines rising 41%.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That marks the reversal of a 15-year period when company buybacks and mergers-and-acquisitions activity whittled down the actual number of shares out there to invest, giving stocks fuel to keep rising, said McElligott.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Energy prices explained a good deal of the elevated trend, rising by more than 10% in May alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The river kept rising, and the higher it rose and the faster it ran, the bigger the logs it brought.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone