momentum
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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
The flagpole phase began with consecutive doji candles on March 12 and 13, signaling indecision before momentum resumed.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, investors who chased cryptocurrencies when they were hot are still chasing assets showing upside momentum — using leverage to amplify those bets, and looking for markets with big price swings.
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
Will bounced from invisible rope to invisible rope, as if gaining momentum.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Vocabulary lists containing momentum
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