spiked

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Oil prices spiked in the wake of the exchanges, with Brent Crude rising 5% to hit $98 a barrel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In its first 250 years, the U.S. has seen periods of shared prosperity alternating with eras like the Gilded Age, in which income inequality spiked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

For more upscale dining, there is a beautiful formal dining room that features a large table, patterned floral wallpaper, and a unique spiked chandelier that hands at the center of the space.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Revocations spiked, from fewer than 50 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to a record 181 in 2023.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Delicately, she spiked the cherry on the tip of her arrow.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell