runaway

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Micron and its rivals are big winners from runaway AI demand and soaring prices for the high-bandwidth memory Micron makes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"Air Bud Returns," slated for release in US theaters in 2027, is the latest chapter in a franchise that began in 1997 featuring a runaway circus dog who has an extraordinary ability to play basketball.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

John Famiglietti, bass and electronics: Easy, because we never had any runaway success.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

That implies a more than $25 billion exiting run rate of capex by the end of the year, which they “characterize as runaway, unsustainable, and highly suggestive of an advisable equity capital raise.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

I got out of the bag and fed them and packed and stood on the sled and they pulled up and out of the gully like a runaway train.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen