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hurry

[hur-ee, huhr-ee] / ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i /




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His second book, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery, is out this week and simply cannot be read for enjoyment.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

This essay is excerpted from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

And on “Brand New City,” she takes in the scene surrounding her, noting that “‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ plays on the stereo,” while “We quote all our friends / Like they’re round-table poets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

But in "Hurry Up Tomorrow," the Ethiopian-Canadian singer is seemingly breaking free of the shackles of "The Weeknd" moniker.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025

“But the living have fallen behind. Hurry and type that story up into an obituary form. Quickly, and then you can take my car to run it over to Mr. Greene.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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