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breakneck

[breyk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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Comments from a senior South Korean official floating the idea of redistributing profits from the AI windfall to citizens weighed on Korean stocks, tapping the brakes on what has been a breakneck run-up this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Bitcoin and its peers have struggled to keep up with a breakneck rally in stocks in recent weeks.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“The contrast between the slow grind lower in March and the subsequent breakneck rally highlights the U.S. equity market’s pronounced right-tail asymmetry and its longer-term progression toward a more bubble-like regime,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But calibrated, not breakneck, expansion appears to be factored into the business projections.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The legion of fairies glided toward them, scooped them up, and carried them on a breakneck flight for home.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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