as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Also Thursday, the government reported that a key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is driving the cost of living sharply higher.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026 -
The update came after energy prices soared to their highest point in years with little sign of a deal to end the war.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Glas said many producers understandably believed that given the gap in IEEPA tariff rates between free-trade-agreement qualifying countries in the Western Hemisphere and those in Asia — which amounted by about 10 percentage points in most cases — sourcing from the Americas should have increased.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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European countries and Canada have increased defense spending and military recruitment efforts over the last year in response to Trump’s threats.—
Mark Carlson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Shot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shot%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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