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headlong

[hed-lawng, -long] / ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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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

John Keats couldn’t have better described a woman whose love is true, headlong, self-emptying and completely other-directed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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

I needed to get outside now, before the girls rushed headlong into another nightmare brought on by a lack of caution.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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