rapid
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A high P/E ratio means investors expect rapid future profit growth for the company, but it can also show that a stock is overvalued.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
She is no stranger to slow starts and rapid finishes in the game's biggest tournaments and there were echoes of Pebble Beach three years ago when she was joint runner-up to Allisen Corpuz.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“Strong policy support has enabled rapid EV expansion, making China the world’s largest producer and a net exporter,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A lot of the problems stem from the Covid-19 pandemic, where the rapid expansion of government spending to protect the economy, coupled with an anemic federal infrastructure to manage it, opened the door to fraudsters.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
The noise of a tiny rapid heartbeat sounded.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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