as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Clark’s skyrocketing fame has upended her life at a dizzying rate.
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Can SpaceX’s skyrocketing potential translate into incredible return?
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These skyrocketing prices drove him to stick with and continue to support GOP candidates.
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Chief among these is the skyrocketing cost of living.
—Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Seeking to combat the crack-cocaine trade that ran rampant in cities across America, the two bills caused a tidal wave in African-American communities—creating a crack-cocaine sentencing disparity, skyrocketing mass incarceration, and disappearing a generation of people—all because of crack.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Those pensions are based on skyrocketing salaries.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
There are some countries bucking the trend, however, with a skyrocketing population surge forecast for Africa.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In the message, Swift reportedly praised Clark’s skyrocketing career, before inviting her to attend an upcoming Kansas City Chiefs game with her.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
Can SpaceX’s skyrocketing potential translate into incredible return?
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
These skyrocketing prices drove him to stick with and continue to support GOP candidates.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Chief among these is the skyrocketing cost of living.
—Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Seeking to combat the crack-cocaine trade that ran rampant in cities across America, the two bills caused a tidal wave in African-American communities—creating a crack-cocaine sentencing disparity, skyrocketing mass incarceration, and disappearing a generation of people—all because of crack.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Those pensions are based on skyrocketing salaries.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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