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

"He loves rollercoasters. He is a kind of a sensory seeker for movement and motion, so the speed and dashing around on rollercoasters is the most joyful thing in his life," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 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

Rod Gilfry, once a dashing Rodolfo and a singer who has long been everything you can imagine, made comic turns, perfectly timed, as the old landlord, Benoit, and as Musetta’s hapless rich lover, Alcindoro.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

“Gotta go potty!” he announces, dashing for the bathroom in the front hall.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison