Word of the Day: coherent

The word coherent has appeared in 225 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 29 in “Buy GameStop, Fight Injustice. Just Don’t Sell.” by Tara Siegel Bernard, Emily Flitter and Anupreeta Das:

The Superstonk discourse shows how the gospel of meme stocks has taken hold among a wide range of investors — from those who no longer buy into it, like Mr. Fritz, to others who accept it without question.

“I can’t explain it all,” said Ben Pomeroy, 38, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, and works for a manufacturing company. “I read it, and I was like, ‘OK, that makes sense,’ but if you asked me to explain it I don’t think I could give you a very coherent answer as to why these synthetic shares exist.” He has continued to add to his GameStop position.

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