spike
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It said energy demand could rise by as much as 800MW - higher than the 600MW spike during England's 1966 World Cup win.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The risk of dwindling electricity supplies has caused a spike in the price utilities pay power plant owners to operate on standby during times of extreme demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The picture shows implied volatility increasing into a spike and then plunging, creating a sawtooth pattern.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Speculation is rising that a strong reading -- which would compound the war-fuelled spike in inflation -- could put more pressure on the Fed to hike rates.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
However, where personal space is at a premium, tensions are apt to spike much more quickly than in a place where one’s battle cry reaches maybe ten neighbors instead of a hundred.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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