meteoric
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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
He said Aldi was "on a meteoric rise until about two years ago" but that it is "now growing behind the main supermarket pack".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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
His meteoric rise from a relative political unknown to the winner of last year’s mayoral race turned him into an international sensation, Polanco said, but his résumé was thin before taking office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
No more colorful tales from the meteoric rise of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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