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breakneck

[brayk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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“You can’t promise capex at a breakneck speed when the funding market is about — or close to — shut,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Disclosure Day: Anthropic is generating breakneck revenue growth but faces a long list of risks that include a narrow customer base and uncertain access to much-needed computing power as it prepares for a mega-IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The breakneck pace of the guitar chords is measured and deliberate; the drums are measured, consistent; as usual, the bassline is its own melodic counterpoint.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, in Abilene, Texas, construction of the Stargate data center is proceeding at a breakneck pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I asked slowly, still reeling from the breakneck pace of the telephone exchange and trying to wrap my head around what had happened.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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