surge
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Another Brimson surge led the way for try number 10, scored by Mikey Lewis.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ferbert and others pointed to a surge in lawsuits against municipalities over everything from sidewalk trip-and-falls to police misconduct — cases that can lead to seven- or eight-figure payouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
As companies better figure out how to use AI, productivity could continue to surge at least until the end of the decade.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Thanks in large part to the agreement,” Wade said, “there is a surge in confidence about the future of Venezuela’s oil industry and, as a direct result, substantial new investments are flowing into the country.”
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
The dark, murky storm surge was up to Natalie’s calves.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Electrical surges caused equipment failures, sent sparks flying from wires, shocked operators, and even started fires.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Liquidia surges after reaching a $380.7 million settlement with United Therapeutics resolving patent disputes for its lung disease drug.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
It’s unclear what caused the crack, but a Laguna Beach spokesperson said in an email that the recent storm surges could have eroded the base of the slope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"If you are near the coast, being able to move to higher ground," is also essential in the event of storm surges.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The concrete is mottled salt-and-pepper, stained from the sediment of old storm surges, but Santiago Creek hasn’t had running water for a few years now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Tanker rates around the Strait of Hormuz have surged, with shipping costs now five times what they were before the war, write Myra Saefong and Isabel Wang.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Phoenix’s population has also surged, from about 215,000 in 1940 to 5.2 million today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The most recent episode was brief: In late 2022, when inflation surged, the Fed raised rates and the S&P 500 sold off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
While inflation was of course expected to increase as petrol and diesel prices surged, in some cases, to records, other measures of underlying inflation also increased.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Stumbling back from the table, I clasped my hands over my mouth in a struggle to contain the wave of bile that surged up my throat.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Elon Musk and SpaceX say demand for AI computing is surging and that so are prices per watt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Daiwa’s industry checks indicate that demand for networking products is surging across the testing supply chain, mainly fueled by the acceleration of 1.6-terabit networking adoption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Andrew Robertson: Some trademark surging runs and always willing to join the attack but picked up an injury.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Alan Feruglio, a 34-year-old procurement and compliance manager, has wanted to buy ever since he moved to Tampa four years ago, but surging home prices kept his search casual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Balancing knee-deep in the surging water, Malcolm swung the rucksack up.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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