hasty
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The EPA soil sampling comes amid mounting pressure from residents and environmentalists who say that a hasty federal cleanup effort had left behind or spread hazardous fire debris.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The horrific allegations against both Gonzales and Swalwell comfortably met the bar for hasty resolution.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
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
In protest, he jumped on stage, wiggled his bottom at the cameras, made a strange wafting gesture with his hands and beat a hasty retreat, pursued by Jackson's security team.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
The poor intern gulped a hasty good-bye while Betsie and I got mother and baby up to the dining room and closed the door on Fred and his work.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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