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[boom] / bum /






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This has been an extraordinary industry for growth during the boom in data-center construction.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But that hasn’t stopped many veterans of the 2025 “story stock” boom from seeing a big pickup this month as the broader market has come roaring back from March’s grind lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Sixteen out of the top 20 performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year have something in common: They’re beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

His newest book is “The Long Run,” which discusses the 1970s running boom and is a narrative history of four who sparked the marathon boom: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Grete Waitz.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The main street was lined with the western-style buildings that had been constructed during the boom, but they were abandoned.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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