eye-watering
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the wealthy finance hub to resolve housing woes that are the result of decades of pervasive inequality, an acute housing shortage and eye-watering rents.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Optimism around the AI spending spree has driven much of the record-setting rally this year, with particularly eye-watering gains seen in individual stocks like Micron,
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The Adidas Adios Pro 3 shoes, available to purchase for an eye-watering £450, weigh just 97g - 30% lighter than the previous model.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
After eye-watering gains in 2020, Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation became the largest actively-managed ETF in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
For a nation grappling with the Depression, that was an eye-watering sum.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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