fervor
Example Sentences
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Speculative fervor and a supply deficit of newly mined silver have contributed to the run-up in prices.
From MarketWatch
The cupcake fervor hit its peak when Crumbs, which had started as a single bakery on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 2003, went public in a reverse merger worth $66 million in 2011.
From Los Angeles Times
In one sign of speculative fervor, shares of the tiny Bank of Greenland have surged as much as 42% this year, suggesting market participants anticipate an investment boom in Greenland.
“Some utilities have been caught up in a lot of AI fervor,” Kersmanc says.
From Barron's
He focused on rousing fervor around what he called China’s growing “national power,” industrial and military prowess, as well as the Communist Party’s efforts to root out corruption and defend Chinese sovereignty.
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