as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Despite some recent selloffs, this rally has sent all the major indexes — the S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq — soaring to record or near-record highs.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026 -
As Hodgson, who only launched Pale Horse Gallery last year, attested, soaring business rates, rent, and energy bills are serious obstacles—not to mention collectors tightening their purse strings on account of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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Baird added that interest in luxury homes has increased recently among SpaceX's mid-30s to early-40s employee base, according to California real estate agents.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Be careful when riding back downtown on a bike, as the hill notoriously increases cycling speed.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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OpenAI rocketed into the mainstream in 2022 following the launch of its chatbot ChatGPT, which now supports more than 1 billion monthly active users.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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The price for one month out peaked at more than $110 per barrel in April, after rocketing from less than $70 before the war began.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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