meteoric
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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
Whatnot has had a meteoric rise for an app that started as a place to buy and sell Funko Pop collectible figurines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The two young admirals, many assert, enjoyed meteoric career rises thanks to family patronage: They are nephews of a former secretary of the navy, José Rafael Ojeda Durán.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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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