headlong
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But the race to deploy AI agents is running headlong into a scramble for the chips and energy needed to power them.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
That has left the stock market searching for direction after a torrid multiyear rally driven by artificial-intelligence mania has run headlong into the largest oil-supply disruption in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
There was “a headlong stampede to protectionism and restriction in imports,” in the words of economic historian Charles Kindleberger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
He ran into the water almost headlong and paddled over fast, leaving an arrowhead ripple on the calm brown surface.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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