mightily

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Our legendary powers of invention and reinvention are being mightily tested, and still, to use Maya Angelou’s phrase, we rise — most of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The “Magnificent Seven” group of magacap tech stocks have contributed mightily to the S&P 500’s returns since the current bull market began in late 2022.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

A long-running, publicly available database from AQR Capital Management, “Quality Minus Junk,” shows that its particular formula of buying quality and selling junk stocks struggled mightily following last spring’s bounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

D’Amaro then backtracked when the incident gained wider outrage, writing in a mightily corporatese statement that “this situation warrants a sensitive approach to expedite a resolution.”

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Though she knows it’s not his fault, she can’t help but associate him, at times, with a sense of resignation, with the very life she has resisted, has struggled so mightily to leave behind.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri