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rarefied

[rair-uh-fahyd] / ˈrɛər əˌfaɪd /
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“To be quite honest, we were not forecasting that this ETF would essentially be in rarefied air within 10 days,” said Dave Mazza, chief executive of boutique asset manager Roundhill Investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Their stakes are real, but the dispute comes to the court in such rarefied doctrinal form that the underlying injury almost disappears.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

That reach extends into more rarefied spaces too.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The privilege is pressure, pressure is a privilege and the possibility of making such rarefied history, with folks at FanGraphs giving the Dodgers 27% odds to win this World Series, is anything but automatic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Mary also knew that a native of a place so flat it was practically underwater would need a leg up before hiking for days in the rarefied altitude of the Wyoming mountains.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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