burgeoning
adjective
bur·geon·ing
ˈbər-jə-niŋ 
: growing, expanding, or developing rapidly
a burgeoning market/industry
a burgeoning city
Colorado's burgeoning marijuana industry had struggled under its own astonishing success since legal recreational sales began Jan. 1.—
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At the time, Burr was receiving briefings and involved in conversations suggesting the country faced a burgeoning health crisis that could hurt the economy.
—Nicholas Fandos, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2020
After the last vote on March 2 ended in a stalemate, Netanyahu and former military chief Benny Gantz agreed late last month to try to form a unity government because of the burgeoning coronavirus crisis.
—Time, 20 Apr. 2020
Only about 150 people in Kentucky have been tested because the federal government was slow to react to the burgeoning crises.
—Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2020
Some 2,482 miles outside of Silicon Valley, Atlanta is a technological powerhouse—with a growing focus on the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.
—Latoya Peterson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2020
Popular Mechanics spoke with Kobziar at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco to learn more about the burgeoning field of science and unravel the impacts these wafted microbes have on the world.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019
In the face of these threats, Cunning — like scores of fellow scientists in the burgeoning field of coral research — feels particular urgency about his work.
—Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2019
Holman set out to renovate the seafood processing facility for the burgeoning cannabis business, which was on the cusp of legalizing retail sales.
—Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 8 Apr. 2020
Ebbers was born in Canada and operated a hotel chain in Mississippi before getting involved in the burgeoning long-distance phone business in the early 1980s.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020
Nicholas Fandos, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2020
After the last vote on March 2 ended in a stalemate, Netanyahu and former military chief Benny Gantz agreed late last month to try to form a unity government because of the burgeoning coronavirus crisis.
—Time, 20 Apr. 2020
Only about 150 people in Kentucky have been tested because the federal government was slow to react to the burgeoning crises.
—Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2020
Some 2,482 miles outside of Silicon Valley, Atlanta is a technological powerhouse—with a growing focus on the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.
—Latoya Peterson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2020
Popular Mechanics spoke with Kobziar at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco to learn more about the burgeoning field of science and unravel the impacts these wafted microbes have on the world.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2019
In the face of these threats, Cunning — like scores of fellow scientists in the burgeoning field of coral research — feels particular urgency about his work.
—Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2019
Holman set out to renovate the seafood processing facility for the burgeoning cannabis business, which was on the cusp of legalizing retail sales.
—Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 8 Apr. 2020
Ebbers was born in Canada and operated a hotel chain in Mississippi before getting involved in the burgeoning long-distance phone business in the early 1980s.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020
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