headlong

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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

Another way to gain food exposure without running headlong into U.S. consumer pressures is geographic diversification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Saturday's Anfield horror show at the hands of Nottingham Forest was a headlong fall into the abyss.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Both Liberty Energy and ProPetro, best known for their expertise in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, have jumped headlong into the data- center game.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

It looked like he had run headlong into a low rafter beam at the mouth of the alley and knocked himself unconscious.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss