breakneck

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A breakneck rally in shares of Intel powered the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh records on Friday, with investors looking past geopolitical tensions to double down on tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

Despite the widely publicized race for the exits among holders of so-called semiliquid funds, private credit is still expanding, albeit not at last year’s breakneck pace.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Not sure what’s happening, except that he’s on his feet and bounding toward me at a breakneck un-Oscar-like pace.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson