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Wage growth heated up in June and continued to outpace consumer price inflation that has been buoyed in recent months with the spike in gasoline prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The spike in cases comes as vaccination rates have tumbled nationwide in recent years — in some areas falling well below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep it from spreading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Neither do they see inflation expectations “becoming unanchored,” or the bond yield spike seen since the start of the conflict continuing.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

But a spike showed by Snickometer-style technology suggested a touch and the goal was ruled out.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

After the eidolon was gone, he felt as if a hot spike had been removed from his forehead.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Also, your heart rate spikes, your blood pressure soars, the blood vessels in your extremities constrict to keep warm blood near your core and you begin to gasp involuntarily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Fireworks trigger spikes in harmful fine particulate matter that cause respiratory issues, with the combined effects of heat and smoke amplifying health impacts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Geopolitical tension should drive safe-haven buying, but when it spikes oil, it stokes inflation, which pushes the Fed to tighten — and that’s gold’s kryptonite,” he said, referring to gold’s weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

It means the body cannot cool down as much in between the daytime heat spikes.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

At intervals the young mouse drove spikes into the joints of the stone.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Arafat is one of Bangladesh's more than 120,000 suspected and confirmed measles cases since cases spiked in mid-March, according to government figures.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Indeed, Emanuel has looked at how various sectors perform after oil has spiked to more than 40% above its 24-MMA and then pulled back.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

By the time European Council leaders met again at the Space Egg in March, Trump’s airstrikes on Iran had spiked fuel prices across the continent and Chancellor Merz was furious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

A new financial disclosure shows his personal income spiked during his first year back in office.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Leo had a terrifying image of his Aunt Rosa and some old Chinese woman in wrestlers’ outfits, whaling on each other with spiked clubs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

U.S.-traded oil futures rose $3.08, or 4.4% to $73.52 a barrel after spiking by as much as 8% at the peak of the session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The cost of funding a long position in the S&P 500 is spiking alarmingly and investors should pay more attention to this warning sign than they are at present.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Using this approach, the researchers demonstrated for the first time that a single transistor can reproduce the energy efficient "spiking" activity of biological neurons at temperatures as low as 10mK.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Zoe spoke out about her trauma to also raise awareness of spiking prevention training in Devon and Cornwall being delivered by Exeter-based charity Stamp Out Spiking.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Hundreds of them, dozens of varieties, spiking, trailing, billowing, they dressed the colonnade in a forest of blooms.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor