: the act or process of soaring
specifically
: the act or sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft without power by utilizing ascending air currents
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That news sent the shorts running to cover and the stock soaring.
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Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Four years ago, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent the price of gas soaring, President Joe Biden called for suspending the federal gas tax.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2026
GameStop shot to fame five years ago during the meme-stock craze, when an army of retail investors piled into the stock, sending its value soaring, in an attempt to squeeze professional traders who were betting that the company’s share price would fall.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Unlike Bud Light, who thought hiring a trans would turn into a marketing win, American Eagle went out and signed Sydney Sweeney to a deal last summer that sent the company's stock soaring.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Four years ago, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent the price of gas soaring, President Joe Biden called for suspending the federal gas tax.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2026
GameStop shot to fame five years ago during the meme-stock craze, when an army of retail investors piled into the stock, sending its value soaring, in an attempt to squeeze professional traders who were betting that the company’s share price would fall.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Unlike Bud Light, who thought hiring a trans would turn into a marketing win, American Eagle went out and signed Sydney Sweeney to a deal last summer that sent the company's stock soaring.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Soaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soaring. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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