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swiftly

[swift-lee] / ˈswɪft li /


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Crude output from Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline is going through more swiftly than anticipated, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Kremlin swiftly dismissed Estonia's accusation as "baseless" and with "absolutely no relation to reality".

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

It helped him swiftly move from the academy to the first team, making his debut against Heidenheim a year after joining.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

More likely, many countries could be reticent to accept “volcano refugees,” making excuses – perhaps legitimate ones – that they don’t have the money, resources or space to safely settle so many people so swiftly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Renn sat some way off, trimming the flights on her arrows, and Wolf lay between them licking his paws clean, having swiftly dispatched the joint of grouse that Torak had saved for him.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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