spike
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The U.S. is in a relatively strong supply position, but it isn’t immune to a summer gasoline price spike since the fuel is traded globally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
When prices started to spike, Tabacnic narrowed her dating radius.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Winstanley also highlighted the need to put funding into the road network to reduce congestion and for a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour after a recent spike in problems.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
While El Nino typically peaks between November and February, the resulting spike in temperatures typically comes later down the line.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Each time she brought her arms down on the lever, she drove a pickax into the rock, swung a sledge onto a railroad spike.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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