as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Still, that’s something that can be navigated, unlike the industry-wide challenge caused by soaring gold prices.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
10 May 2026 -
With concerns growing over environmental impacts and soaring electricity use, many Americans are none too keen on having a new data center built in their neighborhood.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
9 May 2026
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This feeling of stasis is made all the more worrying by Ukraine’s increasing ability to strike inside Russia itself.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Verdier says the increasing regulation in the car industry and the push to move away from fossil fuels are part of the reason why Ferrari is so enthusiastic about this project.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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“Shooting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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