meteoric
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If Olivia Dean's rise has been meteoric, Zara Larsson's has been years in the making.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The stock has gained 73% this year, part of a meteoric 699% rise from its initial public offering price of $36 a share on March 20, 2024.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The enterprise market has emerged as a key battleground for dominance among leading AI companies, as Anthropic wowed the market with its meteoric revenue growth in the first few months of 2026.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The politician started his meteoric rise demanding the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Communist Hungary in 1989 with the call “Russians Go Home!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Just like with Shooting Star’s meteoric rise, my admission to Juilliard—if it happens—will create certain complications, or, more accurately, would compound the complications that have already cropped up in the last few months.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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