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Meanings of rockete (rocketing) in English

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Usage of rocketing in English
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Riots sparked by rocketing food prices caused the government's ouster last year.
Reuters
2
I have been rocketing about the business district for a week now.
A Confederacy of Dunces
3
Well I knew something was coming; coming swift as a rocketing woodcock.
Ruggles of Red Gap
4
Further validation has come in the sky-rocketing reputation of the Cork defence.
The Irish Times
5
Suddenly, they were rocketing in the opposite direction, back up the passage.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
6
The bay area's tech boom has fueled rocketing property prices and evictions.
The Guardian
7
Betty's engine started with a snarl, and suddenly we were rocketing backward.
The Darkest Minds
8
Aria shrieked and pressed herself against the back wall, her heart rocketing.
Killer
9
A rocketing demand for party pill-testing has a not-for-profit organisation's hands full.
Radio NZ
10
Dr Michael McBride said levels were rocketing to unacceptably high levels.
The Irish Times
11
The TV monitors along the route, however, showed the bullet-shaped cars rocketing by.
Dayworld Rebel
12
But sky-rocketing oil prices have brought demand to a screeching halt.
Reuters
13
They also reported rocketing demand for their services during the pandemic.
Reuters
14
Yet there are laments that rocketing prices have distorted the scene.
Reuters
15
As you're rocketing down the mountain, look at the snow ahead of you.
Climbing Magazine
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Weber broke the deadlock 30 seconds later by rocketing a shot past Raanta.
Reuters
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United States of America
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