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Sandisk has rocketed more than 500% this year overall amid the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
This is the fifth year of T-level results in England, and the number of students getting grades has rocketed as their rollout continues.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He immediately set about trying to shore up the economy by scrapping fuel subsidies that ate into the country's dollar reserves, but acute fuel shortages remain and inflation has rocketed.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
It has rocketed 309.2% over the past 12 months.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
He says a bit more, something I think about an Eagle Scout law-enforcement liaison program, but my mind has rocketed off in disbelief.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
