That's the beauty of the English language!
Every single word in that headline could be a verb or a noun. 'Fans' in turn could mean 'aficionado' or 'ventilator', of course...
It could mean:
a) "Fans of retail surges rate fear of rises" (rate = 'have a high opinion of');
b) "Surge fans available at retail outlets rate fear of rises"
c) "There is a fear that the rate of retail surge fans will rise"; or,
d) "The surge in retail [sales] fans the fear of a rise in [interest] rates" (the probably correct interpretation).
That’s a Red Flag
1 hour ago
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I saw that headline this afternoon and thought it was one of the clumsiest I had ever seen.
Standards dropping at the beeb
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