skyrocket

Example Sentences

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Inflation won’t skyrocket, as it did in 2022 to a four-decade peak north of 9%.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

David Hollingworth, associate director at L&C Mortgages, does not expect mortgage costs to skyrocket but said borrowers considering a new fixed-rate deal should try to secure that "sooner rather than later."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Transmission spending is projected to skyrocket with the Edison Electric Institute, the trade association that represents electric utilities, forecasting transmission spending to be $43.7 billion in 2026 and $45.5 billion in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Sanchomo is featured heavily in "Touken Ranbu" and whenever the museum exhibits it, "our visitor numbers skyrocket", Tumi Grendel Markan, a cultural guide at the museum, told AFP, calling their demographic "about 80 percent female".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

“I didn’t expect fundamental deterioration in the underlying mortgage pools to hit critical levels for a couple years,” he said—when the teaser rates would vanish and monthly payments would skyrocket.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis