as in soars
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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This approach increases data reliability, while providing a granular understanding of how the physical environment interacts with social regulation.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes,
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The peculiar behavior of these materials, where resistance increases linearly with temperature, contrasting with the quadratic behavior in typical metals, has puzzled scientists for years.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2025
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