great haste
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Now, she says the teams also check on the artefacts that were transported in great haste to safer places to make sure they remain in good condition.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The crunchy gravel, the chandeliers, the gardens, the grand foyers, the full-length gloves, the piano forte, the needlepoint, the riding boots, the love letters sent in great haste.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020
Henry David Thoreau raised an eyebrow: “We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2018
As Benjamin Franklin said: “Take time for all things – great haste makes waste.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2016
For all her talk about wanting to be mistress of her seat, Selyse Baratheon seemed in no great haste to abandon the comforts of Castle Black for the shadows of the Nightfort.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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