parabolic
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Front-month gold futures continued their parabolic move toward $5,000 a troy ounce, closing Friday at $4,976.20.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Many of their charts look like parabolic moves—almost straight lines higher.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
But a rainy weather forecast means the sun's rays will not be able to light the parabolic mirror used by actresses in the garb of ancient priestesses.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
Since then, the Nasdaq has climbed, the S&P 500 is near its highs, gold has gone parabolic — classic risk-on behavior.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025
We waded into the crowd, hands linked, our snaking line slightly parabolic in the middle where Olive buoyed up like an astronaut walking on the moon.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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