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meteoric

[mee-tee-awr-ik, -or-] / ˌmi tiˈɔr ɪk, -ˈɒr- /


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The merger could finalize by early next month, capping the 43-year-old tech scion’s meteoric rise into one of Hollywood’s most influential figures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

His meteoric rise has seen him perform across America and Europe, and collaborate with pop stars from Sia to Sheeran.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

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

Malcolm’s meteoric eruption on the national scene brought him into wider contact with white men who were not the “devils” he had thought they were.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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