breakneck

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Breakneck earnings growth during the first quarter has helped to reassure investors that corporate profits will continue to grow rapidly.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Breakneck growth in the 1920s yielded huge sums for the Venezuelan authoritarian regime, then led by General Juan Vicente Gómez, and American oil men like William F. Buckley Sr., father of the famed conservative thinker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Breakneck GCC expansion has also outpaced infrastructure growth in cities - which needs an urgent fix.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Breakneck urbanisation in China has encased vast stretches of land in impermeable concrete, often along the banks of major rivers, that traditionally served as flood plains.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2023

One can imagine Goldsmith running the whole gamut of possible jokes on Breakneck Stairs, and Green Arbor Court, which, by the way, was never green and where there was no arbor.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Hubbard, Elbert