Example Sentences

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Profits at Micron and its rivals have been soaring exponentially, but some investors have been hesitant to get too excited, as the memory market is known to deliver dramatic booms and then busts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Brent and WTI oil prices have been soaring as investors focus on Iran-Israel-U.S. frictions, supply-route bottlenecks, rising war-risk premiums and an extended escalation in key oil-producing Gulf countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Venture Global is the fastest-growing player in LNG exports, which have been soaring as Asia and Europe buy more of it to power their electricity grids and heat homes.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Here, for example, is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explaining for Fox News on Sunday why beef prices have been soaring:

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The dogs ahead were veiled in the argent, tremulous mists; the ice sped under me; I was no longer conscious of an earthly footing; I might have been soaring in space.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.