spikes

Example Sentences

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The most consequential effects of the crisis, however, may not be the immediate price spikes around the world but the strategic policy shifts they prompt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Holzer predicts the “new normal” for the VIX will range from 16 to 22 or so—with spikes in the 30s—as opposed to 8 to 12 in the pre-pandemic years.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Still, spikes to a 5% Treasury yield have been fairly short-lived over roughly the past 25 years.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The Philippines, among the worst affected by fuel price spikes caused by the Iran war, hosted the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations annual summit on the central island province of Cebu.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

But when my adrenaline spikes, like it is now, when my body feels fight and flight in the same instant, everything falls into sharp focus.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed