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cycle

[sahy-kuhl] / ˈsaɪ kəl /


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Yes, we’re in the early innings of the AI rollout cycle but with gold-mine valuations for anything in the space—including those that put “.ai” after the company name, similar to “.com” in the late ’90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“A large part of this cycle just has to do with the nature of making large investments in education, which on average pay off.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

According to the Climate Prediction Center, "This amplified cycle translates into more extreme and frequent ENSO-linked droughts, floods, heat waves, wildfires and severe storms."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

People have conflated the negative housing cycle with the strength of the business; the stock now trades for 22 times this year’s estimates.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

By then it was exhausting: the plotting of her cycle, the waiting, the calls to the doctor.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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