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torrid

[tawr-id, tor-] / ˈtɔr ɪd, ˈtɒr- /




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That has left the stock market searching for direction after a torrid multiyear rally driven by artificial-intelligence mania has run headlong into the largest oil-supply disruption in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The torrid hitting — which includes a two-homer game last week against the Reds — and how he’s carried himself has paid off for Espinal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Williams says he also feels much happier being back in the UK, after a torrid experience with the British press, particularly in the early stages of his solo career.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Those flows could reverse quickly if gold suffers a pullback, which seems likely given the torrid pace of price gains in 2026 so far.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Liszt and Wagner idolised Berlioz, which would explain much that happened in the second half of the nineteenth century, a torrid drama that will unfold in the next chapter.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall