rapidly

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It has also lost critical support from Barry Glacier, which has rapidly melted and retreated over the last century.

From Science Daily

The officer said while he was being spoken to, his condition "rapidly deteriorated" and police at the scene carried out CPR on him before taking him to hospital.

From BBC

The proposal would give the company the ability to "rapidly fill the area of Tunbridge Wells, for example, as soon as we see any issue", said Mr Hinton.

From BBC

Under state law, such weapons are not considered deadly, and a person carrying them is considered unarmed; but department officials argued that they are “visually indistinguishable from real firearms in rapidly escalating situations.”

From Los Angeles Times

That can rapidly shrink the funds—and their managers’ fees.

From The Wall Street Journal