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surge

[surj] / sɜrdʒ /




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The surge in supply commitments primarily relates to memory, Nvidia Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress said in prepared remarks Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

And video filmed from inside a bus in Trishuli captured dozens of people trying to flee a flood surge that was surging through the valley.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

In Nepal, a surge of water hit villages and towns on the path of two rivers -- Bhote Koshi and Trishuli.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Lower gasoline prices last month made spending looked weaker than it really was, but households also had to rebuild savings after using their rainy-day funds to cope with a surge in inflation this year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Pong expected to feel a surge of hatred for her.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Their thesis is based on the Kondratieff cycle, which suggests 40 to 60-year cycles of surges and then declines.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Economists inside and outside the Fed disagree on what drives inflation surges, and how best to watch for and respond to them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Brasher and Cruz took a commanding 4-1 lead to start the first set, the first of back-and-forth surges by both sides.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Nebius stock surges after second-quarter numbers from the AI cloud infrastructure company beat expectations.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Thousands were responding, with great surges of community spirit, sometimes with outright patriotism, wanting “to do their part.”

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Software stocks also surged premarket—led by a 11.5% gain for Salesforce—after a sweep of bullish earnings presentations lifted the sector and eased fears around competition from AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Shares in CrowdStrike Holdings surged after the technology company posted record-breaking results in its second quarter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Nvidia shares surged 8.7%, notching their biggest gain in more than a year after Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress projected 70% revenue growth in the company’s 2028 fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Bitcoin was rising Monday near the $80,000 level that it last touched in May, after the cryptocurrency surged last week on the Treasury Department’s plans to buy back longer-dated Treasurys.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The minions surged in a frenzy around the figure’s legs, snapping and clamping, snatching pages with each attack.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

And video filmed from inside a bus in Trishuli captured dozens of people trying to flee a flood surge that was surging through the valley.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Images shared by Nepali police showed floodwater surging through a river, sweeping away houses in its path, while AFP images depicted the top floor of a house sticking out from muddy soil.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

In cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, housing construction slowed down, and that resulted in surging home prices, the Fed researchers said in the report.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

His brain continued surging with questions—lots of questions, from a long, long day.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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