quick
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A DOJ spokeswoman said the agency’s settlement with Live Nation prioritized quick benefits to consumers over a yearslong legal battle that the department risked losing, and that the terms enable competition and lower prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Even today, a quick glance at The Times’ library reveals an almost supernatural ability to blanket a beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The ideal kind of primary care model takes time, but it’s not really supported by insurance, which pays for quick visits and specific services—not time spent getting to know a patient’s health history.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Even if he had, there'd be no quick fuel fix for Svyatoslav.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Will, quick, get water. Get the brandy flask from Midnight’s saddle. Lay a knife in the fire. Hurry, Will.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Carney has also tried to jumpstart domestic economic activity through his Major Projects Office, set up to reduce bureaucratic delays and grant quicker approval for select large-scale infrastructure initiatives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
For a start, petrol machines are much more powerful, which makes for quicker work, so less time is spent lugging around heavy equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
With faster access to profitability metrics, the company can make quicker decisions in areas such as where to invest, Quigley said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Who more gladly than we throughout the Four Nations received the ‘bloody sword,’ or at its warlike call flocked quicker to the standard of the King?
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
The company also is investing in its fulfillment network, working to provide consumers with the quickest possible delivery service and contractors with greater control over delivery timing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Months earlier I’d moved from an east-of-Eastside suburb to Los Feliz, where the quickest path to assimilation appeared to be the one I could cut across my forehead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hunt, typically not the quickest off the blocks at almost six-foot tall, was seventh in the eight-athlete final after the first 10m but held her form superbly to overhaul her rivals.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Italian's title rival and team-mate George Russell was eighth quickest, 0.356secs behind Antonelli.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Kate had laughed too—the quickest and best self-protection.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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