parabolic
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Investors saw this briefly during the second quarter, as the rally in semiconductor stocks went parabolic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Here soaring horns sit atop dripping, spattered masses, the high polish and sharp points of the parabolic shapes complementing the curvaceous, organically decorated bases below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
And the Russell 2000 still contains chip stocks, meaning it has also been boosted by the same frenetic rally that has powered parabolic gains in chip names such as Sandisk and Dell Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Interlune has tested some of its equipment during parabolic flights, in which a plane flies in a big arc to simulate zero gravity.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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
