extraordinary

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From the 1990s onward—and particularly after the 2008 financial crisis, as central banks flooded markets with liquidity—the industry expanded at extraordinary speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Reading an extraordinary statement at the White House, she denied any association with Epstein and said, “My attorneys and I have fought these unfounded and baseless lies with success.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

This could be a year of extraordinary increases in capital deployment, because the Federal Reserve’s board of governors announced on Feb. 4 that the regulator’s annual stress tests would be on hold until 2027.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

While Tiger's comeback win at the Masters in 2019 was an extraordinary story, his previous major victory, at the 2008 US Open, was the most epic major win of his career.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He was an extraordinary old mouse, who lived with the company of his volumes in the solitude of the gatehouse.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques