fast
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Historically, chicken was a bit of an afterthought in fast food.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the boldest move yet globally to curb the rise of fast fashion, France is set to impose per-item fees on Shein, Temu and other platforms deemed by the legislation to engage in "ultra-fast fashion".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
He was so fast that in 2022, I was there at Moorpark High to see him run the fastest wind-legal 100 meters time in state history, 10.14 seconds, as he let out a primal scream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I couldn't walk. I couldn't move my left arm or leg. Everything happened so fast," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“You didn’t enjoy running those fast parts, did you?”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
SpaceX hit 100 launches in 2026 faster than it reached that mark in 2025.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The technology could also improve water collection in desalination and water-harvesting devices, while faster heat removal could provide better cooling for electronic equipment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Categories such as fashion have become one way executives see potential to grow sales faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“This was trying to speed up that staffing faster than the departmental process normally takes in this city.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The shadows moved faster than Danny could blink.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
He was so fast that in 2022, I was there at Moorpark High to see him run the fastest wind-legal 100 meters time in state history, 10.14 seconds, as he let out a primal scream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Tarling now wears the white fastest young rider's jersey on stage two, which is a 214.3km hilly race to Manosque in Provence.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“This is the fastest VW bus on the island,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
That is 100,000 times faster than a commercial airplane, or more than eight percent of the speed of light, making it the fastest star ever detected in our galaxy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Yes, the seabirds will know the fastest way!”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
The streets were busy with shoppers who had broken their fasts ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Still, scientists have had only a limited understanding of exactly how the body responds during longer fasts.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Nat fasts for 20 hours a day, to improve his mental clarity, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
Bonta, who intermittently fasts and tries not to eat before noon, was sticking to black coffee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
She was as skinny as a boy or a supermodel, or a boy supermodel, and Tiara felt a pang of envy that Petra would never have to endure daily weigh-ins or go on juice fasts.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
He said that he did go to the mosque every Friday, and that he prayed and fasted and raised his children to be good Muslims.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
These individuals typically ate their first meal after 14:00 and fasted for about 17 hours.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
In came the resistance bands, dead lifts, dumbbells and agility drills, plus a private chef who got a sweet break from 8 p.m. until noon the next day, as Doncic intermittently fasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
He was joined by thousands who fasted with him and held demonstrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
Instead she fasted or ate vegetarian meals in her room.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
"It was actually quite an interesting time to be there, and realising how important religion is to the people of Morocco and how seriously they take the fasting ritual," Smith said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In late 2022, Elon Musk posted that he lost 30 pounds by fasting and taking semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
People who lowered their protein intake lost weight and body fat and showed improvements in fasting blood sugar, despite often consuming more total calories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
It is the fasting warming content, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“But, Esther, you have to stop all that fasting o,” Zemaye said.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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