stratospheric
Example Sentences
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With annual fees for luxury credit cards reaching stratospheric heights, issuers are pursuing the next level down in affluence with more modestly priced alternatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Even with Wednesday's jump, growth in the company's share price has trailed other chip companies in recent months and pales in comparison to the stratospheric leaps in 2023 that followed the launch of ChatGPT.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Listening to a pop icon’s latest album: Charli XCX is back with the follow-up to her stratospheric hit record Brat.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
U.S. stocks are set up for potentially dramatic rotations beneath the S&P 500 index’s surface, with rumblings already underway following a stratospheric rise in semiconductors shares.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
