Example Sentences

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The company is hiking prices of commodity amines by up to 30%, with some products increasing by even more in price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Those statistics might seem reassuring, but fully trusting them is hard, especially when one is hiking in mountains so high they create their own weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

In response, China is hiking its tariffs on American imports.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Pfizer — the American pharmaceutical company that helped manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine — announced on Wednesday that it is hiking the price of its antiviral drug Paxlovid to $1,390 per course, starting in 2024.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2023

Some white dude is hiking through a rain forest somewhere in Central America.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day