breakneck
Example Sentences
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But the economic policies paved the way for breakneck growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Despite the widely publicized race for the exits among holders of so-called semiliquid funds, private credit is still expanding, albeit not at last year’s breakneck pace.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
But calibrated, not breakneck, expansion appears to be factored into the business projections.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
The light was gone immediately, and Anya was swept away from the well opening in the breakneck darkness of the river.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack