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hasty

[hey-stee] / ˈheɪ sti /


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The hasty announcement shows how Canada’s complicated language politics continue to loom over its business world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Signs of hasty Russian adaptation have been observed up and down the long front line.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The court decision follows Panama’s hasty exit last year from China’s Belt and Road initiative, Xi’s signature international expansion effort that has featured thousands of projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

As the president oversaw a hasty demolition of the White House’s East Wing — historically the domain of first ladies — his remark that Melania had “loved her little office” jumped out.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

‘The hasty stroke goes oft astray,’ said Aragorn.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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