as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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An ongoing and almost total block on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime passage for oil and gas out of the Middle East, has sent global energy prices soaring.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Trump aides say the backlash sends views soaring.—
Drew Harwell,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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Farmers had hoped to compensate for last year's losses, when farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to complete the project ahead of the FIFA World Cup, when traffic and pedestrian activity are expected to increase downtown.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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In 2001, Forbes valued the Dallas Cowboys at $743 million, a figure that rocketed to $13 billion in August’s Sportico valuations, making Dallas the world’s most valuable sports team.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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