skyward

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“When stocks are blasting skyward, even the most steadfast can be sucked into the updraft. When they are cascading downward, keeping one’s cool is almost impossible.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

Barroso II, managed by Royal Dutch Shell, began spitting skyward some 100,000 barrels daily.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

But the U.K.’s stock market success is much broader than silver—and the rally likely has legs that will outlast what increasingly looks like a dangerous charge skyward in the volatile white metal.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

"Oh, gosh. Honestly, I'm going to get emotional thinking about that," she says, glancing skyward and blinking rapidly.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

As an attendant approached him with the saddle, he reared skyward, struck out with his forelegs, and began plunging around on the end ofhis lead.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand