skyrocket
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The Bears, with good reason, feared that their tax bill would skyrocket.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"It's ridiculous, honestly. Seeing these gas prices skyrocket, it's incredible," he said at a gas station in New Jersey.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 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
Shareholders and consumers have wondered if Apple will raise prices further as memory costs skyrocket.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 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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