hastened
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Things have disintegrated since, hastened by the predictable filleting of goods and services to extrude every last cent of value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
For its part, the EU has recently hastened to secure a list of trade deals – with India, Indonesia and Japan for example – to intentionally diversify relationships.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
This hastened Hollywood Heritage’s effort to secure monument status and preserve the 1905 home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
At the water-side Aragorn remained, watching the bier, while Legolas and Gimli hastened back on foot to Parth Galen.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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