skyrocket

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Fuel distributors, caught between the fear of seeing barrel prices skyrocket and the regulation of prices at the pump, are being singled out as responsible for the sudden shortage.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The blockage has led global oil prices to skyrocket, as about 20% of the world's oil travels through the passage.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The difference is—unlike her—they didn’t skyrocket to fame with a catchy action strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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