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helter-skelter

[hel-ter-skel-ter] / ˈhɛl tərˈskɛl tər /




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His dismay at Tehran’s recent impertinence, however, has occasioned helter-skelter statements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Challambra Hill climb before the final helter-skelter dash to the finish.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

In the contemporary, helter-skelter sweep of Mexico City, there is one place — in the southern borough of Xochimilco — where a vision of a watery, pre-Columbian capital may still be imagined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

That helter-skelter transition threw much of the economics of entertainment out of whack.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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