meteoric

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Ras Laffan is quite simply the engine that has powered Qatar’s meteoric growth and rise as a global power broker.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Brewdog's meteoric ascent from garage start-up to unicorn had been one of Scotland's best and brightest business success stories.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The companies benefiting from these equity deals experienced meteoric stock gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Even by Silicon Valley standards, that’s a meteoric rise.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Malcolm’s meteoric eruption on the national scene brought him into wider contact with white men who were not the “devils” he had thought they were.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey