spikes
Example Sentences
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HEFEI, China—In a giant testing lab filled with huge spikes, Volkswagen VOW3 -1.37%decrease; red down pointing triangle is putting one of the new cars it has designed especially for China through its paces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The facility in eastern China is the size of 18 football fields and houses several monumental new machines, including the so-called electromagnetic-compatibility lab—a huge room lined with spikes for minimizing interference when testing electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for three months, causing energy and commodity shortages and price spikes globally.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
It adds barrels to a tight prompt-month market, helps smooth out price spikes and “it buys time,” Liu said.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
All that day the rope gangs were kept busy sending down wood, spikes, cordage, tools and repair materials.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
