boom-and-bust
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of boom-and-bust
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Users who trade short-dated options in particular, or boom-and-bust options that expire in just days or even hours, have taken to prediction markets, he said.
Historically, companies like Micron have been highly vulnerable to boom-and-bust cycles.
In subsequent decades, Venezuela rode a boom-and-bust cycle, but by the late-1990s returned to producing near-record levels of 3 million barrels a day.
From Los Angeles Times
Townsend has picked a team that, mostly, reflects form and a need to eliminate the boom-and-bust flakiness that can dog them.
From BBC
Jennifer’s past energy beats include covering several shale boom-and-bust cycles and the U.S. oil majors.
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