meteoric
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June 22 turned out to be the all-time high on both the iShares semiconductor exchange-traded fund and SK Hynix, perhaps the sector bellwether after its meteoric rally of the previous year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London home on Aug. 14, 2026.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Questions about the professor’s meteoric rise and astonishing back story had been circulating for a few years in academic circles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"The model for success is no longer based on methodically working on your career, but rather on having a meteoric rise," she adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
With the new organic chemicals and new methods for their intensive application, resistance began a meteoric rise that reached the alarming level of 137 species in i960.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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