After Russia invaded Ukraine — attacking grain fields and silos and blocking Ukrainian ports — global food prices spiked to record levels and endangered much-needed food supply for many importer countries.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/04/opinion/russia-holding-millions-peoples-food-supply-hostage

And when interest rates spiked up to 7% in Q4 and our sales were slower, we focused on cash, we focused on moving the standing inventory.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4585921-lgi-homes-headwinds-2023-long-term-investment-opportunity?source=feed_all_articles

Antisemitic crimes have spiked in recent years, including several acts of violence in synagogues.

Source: https://forward.com/fast-forward/534131/jewish-open-letter-elon-musk-twitter-antisemitism/

Asset-liability mismatches are starting to become apparent and the canary in the coal mine looks like the Blackstone () B-REIT situation (where Blackstone began to limit redemptions from its real estate trust after withdrawal requests spiked).

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4579778-vgi-partners-investor-letter-full-year-2022?source=feed_all_articles

Bitcoin prices spiked on the news, gaining thousands of dollars and peaking around $30,000.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/fake-bitcoin-etf-news-spikes-cryptocurrency-prices

By 2020, according to marketing firm YougovтАЩs report, it spiked four-fold, nudging the 500 million mark.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-an-integral-part-of-the-indian-summer-returns-to-take-over-our-lives-8528766/

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths associated with the virus spiked noticeably over Christmas and in early January, Tam said, but all now appear to be trending down.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-news/who-decided-the-covid-19-global-emergency-isnt-over-what-happens-next-6455650

Central banks globally are mostly adjusting rates to combat inflation, which spiked due to disruptions in global supply chains and geopolitical events like Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4636975-gold-time-to-load-up-the-van?source=feed_all_articles

Corporate interest in generative AI has spiked in recent months, leading to backlashes among creatives across many different fields from music to gaming.

Source: https://kotaku.com/tinybuild-hello-neighbor-chatgpt-ai-burnout-hr-monitor-1850640875

Despite the decline in network-detected malware in Q4 2022, endpoint spiked by 627%, while malware associated with phishing campaigns persisted as a threat, according to WatchGuard.

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/04/06/malware-attack-trends-q4-2022/

Dr. Emilio Carranco, assistant vice president of Student Success and director of the University Health Services, said COVID-19 is a very contagious virus and with people gathering again, it has spiked.

Source: https://universitystar.com/23875/news/covid-19-cases-increase-in-texas/

Each is spiked with a little agave nectar for sweetness, a 30 milligram “microdose” of caffeine, and according to the can, 100 percent of your daily recommended amount of vitamins B6 and B12.

Source: https://www.eater.com/23621105/liquid-death-new-canned-iced-tea-tallboys

Exports of mortadella to the United States have spiked, rising to 1,200 tons in 2022 from 786 in 2019, according to data from Assica, the trade organization of Italian meat producers.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/dining/mortadella.html

For 2022 as a whole, revenue spiked to $39.4 million.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4591704-rumble-growth-trump-indictment-strong-earnings?source=feed_all_articles

Getting my stencil and feeling it cold at the top of my spine spiked my nerves as I realised how much it was going to hurt.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/15/my-matrix-tattoo-has-a-surprising-message-19651520/

Gold spiked versus copper during the acute pandemic phase in 2020.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4583753-gold-copper-ratio-did-not-break-down?source=feed_all_articles

He pointed to reports that acts of antisemitism have spiked in France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere in recent days.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/10/11/history-will-judge-them-adl-leader-slams-ceos-who-are-silent-on-antisemitism/

Hikuleo spiked Kidd with a rough-looking belly-to-belly slam, only for Kidd to block a chokeslam with an eye rake and a chop block.

Source: https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2023/07/18/njpw-g1-climax-33-night-3-results-7-18-narita-vs-tsuji-sanada-vs-umino-okada-vs-el-phantasmo/

If our government is not moved by the human rights abuses in Uganda, and elsewhere, would they energetically enforce domestic laws protecting us if hate crimes spiked further here in South Africa?

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/opinion/2023-04-07-eusebius-mckaiser-ramaphosa-trades-constitutional-values-for-silence-on-ugandan-anti-homosexuality-bill/

In spite of their bodily modifications (spiked bones protruding from piercings across their face), we never get a chance as audience members to linger, the likes of which, given their lack of humanity, only serves to make them scarier.

Source: https://collider.com/bone-tomahawk-kurt-russell-western-horror/