meteoric
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After a meteoric rise to the top ranks of British academia, scholar Jason Arday was found dead at his London home on Aug. 14, 2026.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The model for success is no longer based on methodically working on your career, but rather on having a meteoric rise," she adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Whatnot has had a meteoric rise for an app that started as a place to buy and sell Funko Pop collectible figurines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The two young admirals, many assert, enjoyed meteoric career rises thanks to family patronage: They are nephews of a former secretary of the navy, José Rafael Ojeda Durán.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Imagine what it must have been like to watch the meteoric rise of Regina and Louis Borgenicht through the eyes of one of their offspring.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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