frantic
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Helicopters hovered above the site during a frantic search for survivors, while several black vans arrived from a funeral parlour.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Christopher Jackson was sitting in his empty classroom one day last spring when he heard a frantic pounding on the door.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The slinky, lurching “Husbands,” “Islands of Men” and frantic “Bow Down” sounded meaner and more electric than on the record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sandra's life was saved when medics managed to restore a normal heart rhythm during a frantic race against time when paramedics gave her "six defibrillator shocks and five shots of adrenaline".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
I see Autumn link up with Ama and start discussing strategy amid the noise through a combination of words and frantic writing.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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