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peaked

[peekt, pee-kid] / pikt, ˈpi kɪd /


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The stock peaked just shy of $499 last December as Tesla began further testing of robotaxis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"The productivity of that -- in terms of how much you could extract from it -- peaked in the late 1990s and it's been in decline ever since," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Allbirds peaked at a $4 billion valuation when it went public in 2021, but sales plummeted not long after.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It found donations to Russell Group institutions had peaked at just over £650m in 2023-24, and since declined to around £546m last year.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“The emperors used to eat the peaked hump of purple dromedaries,” she would say.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston