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as in rapid
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as in volatile
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Recent Examples of meteoric
The external environment that formerly supported China’s meteoric rise is also characterized by wariness.
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Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Jim Cramer has clear favorite software stock right now and its not Palantir — despite its meteoric rise over the past year and all the attendant Wall Street excitement.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Since Ray Gates was hired in 2022, North Crowley’s meteoric rise to the top has brought Fort Worth football back to relevancy.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Both spoke to IndieWire at separate points following the show’s meteoric rise in spring 2024.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
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The airport's record-breaking year was driven by Northwest Arkansas' rapid growth and a surge in air travel demand, according to a news release from the airport.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 100,000 people were forced to flee in what remains the largest, most rapid single-day evacuation in the history of modern fire.CBS News, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Other volatile organic compounds are also known to contaminate tap water after fires.Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Despite his volatile nature, Sanders has been linked to NFL teams after beginning his coaching career with Jackson State back in 2020.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The dynamic beach and dune habitats there are home to a whopping 370 different bird species, from migratory waterfowl to shorebirds to raptors.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Temecula Valley is a dynamic wine region with a growing reputation for quality and diversity.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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But these apps’ ascendance does reveal an acute desire from Americans to find their next social media destination; their general wariness about TikTok’s top American competitors; and their discontent with a ban that many see as paternalistic.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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But, much to the surprise of analysts, society has stoically tolerated an acute recession, a substantial jump in poverty, and a weakening labor market.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Braga On music for floating. Column Closing Pandora's Box Rollie Pemberton Reckoning with the swift decline of Twitter.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Referring to Hurricane Ian, DeSantis stressed Florida's swift response, including rebuilding bridges in three days and restoring power to millions.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The new pictures come after Brittany and Patrick returned back home to the U.S. from their whirlwind European trip to several countries including Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands.Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
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In a whirlwind 24 hours last week, Jenni Trilik and Marcus Contaldo went from being $216,000 in debt and the owners of nearly 30,000 bags of unsold coffee to utterly overwhelmed with support.Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
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Kolkata, India Reuters — An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.Reuters, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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Try one of the four speedy facials for refreshed skin.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Code the shareholders wished out before us like slugs in a... Conversion Karen Solie First impression of a hasty once-over.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yet these traits, allied with superb technical ability, are what force defenders into making late and hasty decisions.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Meteoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meteoric. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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