Example Sentences

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The number of graduate students in management who received financial assistance has been soaring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

According to Bank of America analysts, since this spring, spending by the highest-earning third of Americans has been soaring, while that of middle- and lower-income households has stagnated.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Investment in new workplace technologies has been soaring, according to Jason Corsello, a venture capitalist, who called “performance management” one of the fastest-growing categories, with an eightfold increase in funding in the last five years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022

The still-booming housing market, which has been soaring since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, also contributed heavily.

From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2022

The price of butter has been soaring beyond our reach, and the market for “butterine,” “nut margarine,” “oleomargarine,” or whatever the substitute table fat may be called, has expanded tremendously.

From Everyday Foods in War Time by Rose, Mary Swartz