peaked

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In 2020, stocks peaked in late February, just days before Covid-related lockdowns shuttered the global economy in a way that hadn’t been seen in more than a century.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

First, earnings estimates are up 28% from the fall of last year when the S&P 500 info tech index peaked.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The worldwide user count peaked at roughly a million soon after the app’s launch, but never reached that level again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Last week it peaked at $118 a barrel on 19 March and as of Friday afternoon was sitting at just below $112 - significantly up from its pre-war price.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He remembered vividly seeing me, a peaked, shivering child walking past his house one freezing morning, my inadequate overcoat fastened across my little chest with horse-blanket pins.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck