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hastily

[heyst-l-ee] / ˈheɪst l i /


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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

A hastily prepared hotel conference room in Los Mochis was used for the ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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

Correspondents then raced to the mansion for a hastily arranged presidential press conference.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Greg Lippmann wrote back hastily and ungrammatically, “Would you like to give us some other bonds that we can tell you what we will pay you.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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