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extreme

[ik-streem] / ɪkˈstrim /






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“I think most retail investors should avoid trading this like the plague,” said Dave Nadig, a veteran fund analyst who expects extreme volatility in SpaceX share prices in the weeks after it goes public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A developing natural weather pattern called El Niño could begin within weeks, according to UN scientists, bringing more extreme weather to many parts of the world.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

"These highest-energy cosmic rays are thought to come from extreme astrophysical sources, like two neutron stars colliding or a massive star collapsing," Murase said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“Its deployment will be gradual and its most extreme applications constrained by regulators, legislators, and public sentiment,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Mr. Rochester’s extreme pallor had disappeared, and he looked once more firm and stern.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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