meteoric
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If Olivia Dean's rise has been meteoric, Zara Larsson's has been years in the making.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The company’s revenue trajectory has been equally meteoric.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Seoul extended Wednesday's surge that took it past 7,000 points for the first time, with Samsung also up following its meteoric rise to pass the $1 trillion market capitalisation mark.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Those traits, along with his standing as a protege of Marcelo Ebrard — Mexico’s secretary of the economy, who previously served as foreign minister — helped power Velasco’s meteoric career rise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The story of the Janklows tells us that the meteoric rise of Joe Flom could not have happened at just any time.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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