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celerity

[suh-ler-i-tee] / səˈlɛr ɪ ti /


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And if meat must be produced ever more quickly, surely it should also be consumed with maximum celerity?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Wodele added: “I think coming out of the wrestling environment and celerity, a lot of people misjudged him in terms of his intellect. He was underestimated in terms of his ability to understand and reason.”

From Seattle Times May 2, 2021

Enriquez’s plots deteriorate with satisfying celerity: In “The Cart,” a curse strips an entire neighborhood of its livelihood within approximately three pages.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2021

The officer reacted with celerity, producing, seemingly out of nowhere, a tube that he deposited in his master’s hand.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2018

At the Rink Rapids two native huskies, Teek and Koona, were added; and the celerity with which Buck broke them in took away François’s breath.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London




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