meteoric
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But Cranston, whose role as the antihero Walter in “Breaking Bad” launched a meteoric rise to major stardom, accepted the situation at the time with grace.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
At the Brant Foundation, Haring’s meteoric rise—from a graffiti artist decorating empty ad spaces in the subway in 1980 to international stardom by 1984—is recounted through some 50 objects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Of course, those drops have all come after meteoric rises amid the artificial intelligence boom.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
The feature-length documentary will give "unprecedented access" to Duffy, looking back at her childhood, meteoric rise to fame, the attack and aftermath.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Malcolm’s meteoric eruption on the national scene brought him into wider contact with white men who were not the “devils” he had thought they were.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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