skyrocket
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While that means farmers can ask for more money when a contract is up for renewal, that can't usually occur mid-contract when energy or fuel prices skyrocket.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
This total includes unpaid caregiving, but if a person needs care in a nursing home, the costs quickly skyrocket to more than $100,000 a year.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
The shock is being felt at the pump for consumers, but also for private sector companies as they see their input costs skyrocket.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The Bears, with good reason, feared that their tax bill would skyrocket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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
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