extraordinary

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From the 1990s onward—and particularly after the 2008 financial crisis, as central banks flooded markets with liquidity—the industry expanded at extraordinary speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“That’s an extraordinary source of revenue — also a reminder that they essentially have a blackmail card up their sleeve,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the researchers show how such an event could produce a neutrino with this extraordinary energy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Anyone who buys options is likely to struggle because the underlying security would have to move an extraordinary percentage for them to make money buying the calls or puts.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Desaguliers and a friend later built models of both the Savery and the Newcomen engines: despite his extraordinary expertise, Desaguliers was plainly taken aback to see the Savery engine outperform the Newcomen engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton