spike
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Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal saw a huge spike in followers, as did Bellingham.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The US-inspired Premier League arms race has led to a substantial spike in the valuations of England's top clubs, giving their owners a handsome return on their initial investment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Typically, those ailments — think flu and respiratory syncytial virus — spike in the winter, and aren’t really seen outside of that season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
U.S. stocks fell as Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz caused another spike in oil prices and inflation fears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some of them thought it with a spike of jealousy for their own children, and others with a thrill of pleasure.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Missouri’s Legislature passed a law last year to protect residential consumers from price spikes caused by large users, though critics complain it has loopholes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
According to research conducted by Brad Cornell, who was a professor emeritus of financial economics at UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management, the majority of the market’s biggest one-day spikes occurred during bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
That has shifted in recent years, however, with doctors noticing the summer spikes were starting to get larger than their winter counterparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She spikes the ball and the girls collapse on the ground in laughter.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
Social media accounts spiked, shirts sold out, match tickets went for stupid money.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Sea, sand, spiked skyline, and mountains meet in one widescreen.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
He said the consumer-price index for July, due out Wednesday morning, could see an uptick since oil prices spiked during the second half of the month.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 9, 2026
Amazon said that by generating its own power, it would avoid passing the cost on to ordinary Americans, whose electricity bills have spiked as utilities charge consumers for the new infrastructure feeding the AI boom.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
A scream erupted from outside, so close that Clare’s fur spiked upright.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
But with temperatures spiking, the crisis over smoke from the fire has given way to a second crisis over putrid smells, insects, rodents and growing concerns over sanitation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
Two months ago when I reported that spiking prices for those components would threaten Apple’s bottom line, some analysts I spoke to dismissed the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
