meteoric

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The episode also provides an opportunity to reflect on Woods’ meteoric rise, sustained excellence and precipitous decline on the golf course, his scandal-plagued personal life and what the future might hold.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Of course, those drops have all come after meteoric rises amid the artificial intelligence boom.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Ras Laffan is quite simply the engine that has powered Qatar’s meteoric growth and rise as a global power broker.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

But in Mark Oppenheimer’s “Judy Blume: A Life,” her meteoric rise appears fueled by a confluence of fortune that would have been unlikely at any other moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Just like with Shooting Star’s meteoric rise, my admission to Juilliard—if it happens—will create certain complications, or, more accurately, would compound the complications that have already cropped up in the last few months.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman