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parabolic

[par-uh-bol-ik] / ˌpær əˈbɒl ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
allegorical
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
not representative untypical


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“Whatever you call it—bubble or not—this is textbook parabolic price action,” wrote the team at BTIG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He reckons that whether one does or does not consider the market to be showing bubble characteristics, the recent surge in momentum plays “is textbook parabolic price action.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

There could also be regulatory inquiries into the stock’s parabolic rise given the outsize ownership of the two major Avis investors.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

"They need a satellite receiver equipped with a large parabolic antenna," said Beskrestnov.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Nevertheless, his idealized parabolic trajectory in a vacuum was an essential precondition for the much more sophisticated analysis by Robins and Euler of actual trajectories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton