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From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Energy bills are rocketing and the cap on prices will go up on 1 October, meaning a typical British household is set to pay £3,549 a year on gas and electricity.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022

The central bank’s ongoing bond purchases, particularly of mortgage-backed securities, “is puzzling,” he added, at a time when house prices are rocketing higher.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2021

Their sales are rocketing while larger models' are tanking.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2013

Infra-Red Cross units, he says, are rocketing to the area.

From Operation Earthworm by Archibald, Joe