swift
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“We are so grateful that our team members and contractors are safe,” Dunleavy said, “and we really appreciate the swift response from local law enforcement.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Five years on, there are no simple or swift solutions.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Emmy-nominated for reality competition series and reality host, “Top Chef: Carolinas” epitomizes Kish’s swift remaking of the role in her own image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The German automaker’s major shareholder urged swift action to improve competitiveness after impairments on its investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In one swift motion, Felix lifted the ball above his head and launched it at the basket.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
Others have raised environmental concerns over colonies of common swifts nesting in the park.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Summer visitors, such as swallows and swifts, can expect to find a plentiful food supply, with insects on the wing.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
"But swifts, swallows and hummingbirds have high values and can move far."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
Some of the houses include solar slate roofs and built-in bird boxes to attract swifts.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023
A few are swifts, rushing to and fro in a blur as they herd us out.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
As this technology developed, the photographs became more detailed and the animations swifter and smoother.
From Slate ● May 25, 2026
That led to a fundraising campaign raising money for charity - but with a shorter shelf life, the Orkney banana glut required a swifter solution.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Its taxi fleet is contracting at a swifter pace, with the fleet size falling 8.7% on year in 4Q 2025, double the 4.1% drop in 4Q 2024, the head of research notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
But few players were swifter around the bases, and managers enlisted him as a pinch runner in close, late-innings games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
The channel grew narrower and the River swifter.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The rebel offensive which began nine days ago is the swiftest battlefield advance by either side since the civil war.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
Miguel, posted the swiftest qualifying time, a wind-aided 10.27 — the fastest time in California this year — just minutes after Bakersfield sophomore Jalen Ford won his heat in a wind-aided 10.34.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2024
According to three of the commanders interviewed by The Times, the diplomatic route would be the swiftest way of returning the Israelis who remain in captivity.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
They say it is the swiftest, most humane thing to do and that it would solve the problem before it becomes impossible to fix.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 6, 2023
He knew all the natural harbors, the swiftest currents, how to avoid a squall even when it seemed intent on destroying him.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
Vocabulary lists containing swift
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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