as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Popular on Variety With the shortage of cash and skyrocketing local interest rates, some exhibitors are resorting to renting new laser projectors, instead of buying new ones.
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
That decade-old effort, which began under then president Barack Obama, is now plagued by skyrocketing costs and, outside of boosters in Congress, faces questions about its necessity.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Such shifts are hard to account for, but they can be seen in data, such as the dropping prices on louder Rolex sports watches and the skyrocketing value of the dressier Rolex Day-Date 36.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
The demand for short-form videos is skyrocketing.
—Andrew Fingerman, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The report showed skyrocketing fraud costs with potential losses up 22%.
—Frank Teruel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The causes behind skyrocketing housing costs stem chiefly from larger issues in the real estate market.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
MacKenzie Scott, meanwhile, has given away more than half of her Amazon shares, as of a regulatory filing in February, but her giving has not yet passed half her net worth because her remaining Amazon stock keeps skyrocketing in value.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
That decade-old effort, which began under then president Barack Obama, is now plagued by skyrocketing costs and, outside of boosters in Congress, faces questions about its necessity.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Such shifts are hard to account for, but they can be seen in data, such as the dropping prices on louder Rolex sports watches and the skyrocketing value of the dressier Rolex Day-Date 36.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
The demand for short-form videos is skyrocketing.
—Andrew Fingerman, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The report showed skyrocketing fraud costs with potential losses up 22%.
—Frank Teruel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The causes behind skyrocketing housing costs stem chiefly from larger issues in the real estate market.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
MacKenzie Scott, meanwhile, has given away more than half of her Amazon shares, as of a regulatory filing in February, but her giving has not yet passed half her net worth because her remaining Amazon stock keeps skyrocketing in value.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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