helter-skelter
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The shale companies’ tepid reaction to the jump in crude prices is further proof that firms once known to grow helter-skelter have become disciplined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Challambra Hill climb before the final helter-skelter dash to the finish.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
In the contemporary, helter-skelter sweep of Mexico City, there is one place — in the southern borough of Xochimilco — where a vision of a watery, pre-Columbian capital may still be imagined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
That helter-skelter transition threw much of the economics of entertainment out of whack.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Her hair had been hacked short, so its iron gray curls burst helter-skelter all over her narrow head.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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