Example Sentences

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In recent days, analysts have been hiking their oil price estimates for the rest of 2026 to over $100 per barrel.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The platforms, led by Netflix, have been hiking prices relentlessly.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Visitors have been hiking past parking-lot barricades to access Great Falls Park in Virginia and Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Many major central banks, including the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, have been hiking interest rates to tackle inflation.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Attention was focused on determining how many people might have been hiking on the Marmolada peak and are unaccounted for.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2022