Example Sentences
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The 30-year mortgage rate inched up by 6 basis points on Thursday, to 6.49%, on the back of renewed tensions with Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan inched up this week to 6.49%, adding to the affordability crunch many prospective home buyers are feeling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Chicken is down 0.8% and cheese has inched down 0.9%.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched less than 0.1% lower from a record Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He inched forward: and immediately the air above him was thick and shrill as a storm of arrows flew in both directions over their heads.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
