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breakneck

[breyk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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In advance of Nvidia’s earnings, investors didn’t have much else to parse, turning a breakneck rally into more of a holding pattern, said Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist at HB Wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“The contrast between the slow grind lower in March and the subsequent breakneck rally highlights the U.S. equity market’s pronounced right-tail asymmetry and its longer-term progression toward a more bubble-like regime,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

It’s less juxtaposition for juxtaposition’s sake and more an accurate reflection of the breakneck duality of living in a place like L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As she rushed me to the car at breakneck speed, my mom told me what was going on.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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