hastily
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A poorly constructed plywood-and-vinyl version of the 166-foot stone arch he has proposed building as a monument to himself was hastily erected — and immediately started falling apart.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026
Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit arguing that the facility threatened the sensitive Everglades wetlands and was hastily built without the legally required environmental impact studies.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Police released further footage appearing to show crowds swarming a petrol station near the hospital and collecting items from the shelves before leaving hastily.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
In early April, several hastily created Polymarket accounts bet on a U.S.-Iran cease-fire hours before President Trump announced one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Under the thin shirt I saw the figure of a woman and I whispered hastily to my husband: “Be careful—it is a woman.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing hastily
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
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