Example Sentences

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Demand has surged for CPUs to run agentic artificial-intelligence applications.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

GLP-1 receptor agonists were originally developed to help manage type 2 diabetes, but their popularity has surged in recent years because of their effectiveness for weight loss.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Zoom’s 2023 investment of $51 million in Anthropic has surged in value to more than $1 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

As a result, golf participation off the course has surged 63% compared with 2019, according to the National Golf Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Resistance to insecticides by mosquitoes of the anophelene group has surged upward at an astounding rate, being created by the thoroughness of the very house-spraying programs designed to eliminate malaria.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson