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momentum

[moh-men-tuhm] / moʊˈmɛn təm /


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The podcast, the conversation behind what really happened there is going to be fascinating because, to your point, it just seems like the momentum was building for it and it didn’t happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Companies tend to issue when equity demand is strong, earnings momentum is healthy and investor risk appetite is elevated.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It will help the defensive-minded teams like Jordan that they will get three-minute hydration breaks at this World Cup, which turns the games into quarters and disrupt momentum.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The concern is that growth appears to be losing momentum.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Any momentum we gained is dispelled by the surface we land on.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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