hastily

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Rich Maw, an independent member of North Yorkshire Council and Scarborough Town Council, said he believed it had been "done too hastily", calling it "a sledgehammer to crack a nut".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Two European security officials said it appeared hastily assembled with the help of AI—an apparent attempt to present disparate actions as the work of a single organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Victors went beyond checking off a list of hastily scrawled names to thanking entire categories of people: women, ancestors, Koreans, audiences.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

With flights scrapped and travellers stranded or hastily repatriated, the war is also hammering tourism in a region that has become a prized destination for holidaymakers worldwide.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Greg Lippmann wrote back hastily and ungrammatically, “Would you like to give us some other bonds that we can tell you what we will pay you.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis