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crash diet

[krash dahy-it] / ˈkræʃ ˈdaɪ ɪt /
NOUN
diet designed for quick weight loss
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But most affected stocks gained it all back and then some after their crash diet 28 months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

It wasn't about trying to lose weight or kick off another crash diet.

From Salon ● May 6, 2023

"It’s not any kind of fad diet or crash diet, he just cut out the junk and started working out," the source alleged.

From Fox News ● Oct. 7, 2021

Noticeably overweight, he went on a crash diet before the 1994 World Cup, hosted by the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2020

Lawrence had expected that the Rad Lab, like other scientific institutions, would be placed on a crash diet after the war as the torrent of military funding dried up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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