peaked

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The U.S. total fertility rate has been at or below the so-called replacement rate of 2.1 for around half a century, ever since the baby boom peaked around 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The Roaring ’20s: Driven by easy credit and an industrial build-out of new technologies like the radio and the telephone, this historic bubble peaked on Sept. 3, 1929.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Nearly 300 items were purchased in the years covering the Covid pandemic but the level of spending peaked in 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The price/book ratio peaked at 1.8 times in May 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The Brown Bear took off his peaked cap.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers