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to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketed
Rock music’s popularity had skyrocketed in the wake of the British Invasion, and many folk devotees considered its commercialism to be a threat to their communal values.
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Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Most of those will use credit cards to pay for Christmas gifts, while 21% plan to use buy now, pay later services, which have skyrocketed over the past few years.
—Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
With the average price of a new vehicle having skyrocketed by around $10,000 over the last five years, car shoppers are justifiably suffering from sticker shock, with the affordability problem being exacerbated by financing rates that have nearly doubled since 2022.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Pet ownership has skyrocketed Indeed, Miller is not alone.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Pet ownership has skyrocketed in the last three decades – and so has spending on pets.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Insurance costs have skyrocketed, and any business owners that offer healthcare coverage to their workers know that these benefits put a big crunch on the bottom line.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Its popularity as an internet joke has skyrocketed the channel to reach almost 45 million subscribers.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Initially, when so many people moved in the pandemic, house prices skyrocketed upwards, as the market was not able to keep up with the surge in demand.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Most of those will use credit cards to pay for Christmas gifts, while 21% plan to use buy now, pay later services, which have skyrocketed over the past few years.
—Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
With the average price of a new vehicle having skyrocketed by around $10,000 over the last five years, car shoppers are justifiably suffering from sticker shock, with the affordability problem being exacerbated by financing rates that have nearly doubled since 2022.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Pet ownership has skyrocketed Indeed, Miller is not alone.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Pet ownership has skyrocketed in the last three decades – and so has spending on pets.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Insurance costs have skyrocketed, and any business owners that offer healthcare coverage to their workers know that these benefits put a big crunch on the bottom line.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Its popularity as an internet joke has skyrocketed the channel to reach almost 45 million subscribers.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Initially, when so many people moved in the pandemic, house prices skyrocketed upwards, as the market was not able to keep up with the surge in demand.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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