hot streak

noun

: a period of repeated successes
The team's record has improved; it has recently been on a hot streak.

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Last month’s offering also ushered in a potential hot streak for IPOs, with offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI likely on the horizon. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt have slowed down over the past several weeks, and Chisholm has not been able to maintain any hot streak. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Chinese electric vehicles from brands BYD and Geely have been on a international sales hot streak because of their affordability and practical driving range. Charles Singh, USA Today, 14 July 2026 His career hit a hot streak around his 40th birthday last summer, which Norton celebrated with a roughly 200-person party. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot streak

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“Hot streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20streak. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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