dashing

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Actually, a lot of assets are dashing investors’ expectations regarding how they should behave during such a difficult period.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Brook and McCullum brought Liam Dawson and Sam Curran back from the cold and turned Will Jacks from dashing opener to late-order finisher – big calls that have been rewarded.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

A lower court last year handed the veteran 57-year-old politician a five-year ban from public office over a fake jobs scam at the European Parliament, dashing her presidential ambitions.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Crypto executives careened around the U.A.E. capital, dashing between a half-dozen different conferences, a “Whale Only” night at a secluded beach club, and champagne-soaked parties aboard superyachts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Once the needle settled, she scratched away on her clipboard, while Fig hurtled off the scale, dashing back to the safety of his carrier.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas