skyrocket
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And it’s not just diesel: Climate change, inflation and tariffs have all caused the base of Italian food — the humble tomato — to skyrocket nearly 40% over last year.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
This is something Noboa has tried in Ecuador - deploying 75,000 police officers to the nation's four most violence-wracked provinces in March - though his prior attempts have seen the country's murder rate skyrocket.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The key waterway normally sees about a fifth of global oil and gas supplies pass through it, and the blockade has seen energy prices skyrocket worldwide.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI are both widely expected to pursue IPOs as soon as this year and have seen their valuations skyrocket in a relatively short period of time.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 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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