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shoot up

[shoot-uhp] / ˈʃutˌʌp /














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When gas prices shoot up, people can find ways to ease the sting a bit, Yaros noted.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

It says some of its members could even find themselves making a loss on diesel, which has seen its price shoot up particularly sharply.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Expenses that shoot up due to rising prices or increased personal usage “can be a real hit to savings,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Katie said her heart rate would regularly shoot up to 180bpm - far above the normal maximum - and would last for hours.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The walls of this elevator are made of crystal so that you can watch the people on the ground floor shrink to ants as you shoot up into the air.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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