hurry
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Long before he arrived at USC, a couple days shy of his 17th birthday, Ethan “Boobie” Feaster had always been in a hurry to grow up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I have no time schedule. I'm not in a hurry."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
One good thing for buyers in a hurry is that physical inspections of properties are less common than in the U.S., and the focus is more on the financing and legal side.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Mohamed Nias was one of the hundreds of Moroccans who left work in a hurry on Thursday, having "heard that the border with Ceuta was open".
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
He was in a hurry to get in, get out, and get back home.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Running 83 minutes, the movie is Mr. Hara and Ms. Kobayashi’s shortest effort in this set, yet it hurries nothing, its proud participants detailing their daily challenges and hopes for societal accommodations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Rosa hurries to her aunt's house, hoping to catch the last of the daylight.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
Each hurries forth into the night, headed somewhere we can’t possibly know in a world full of uncertainty.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025
A mother hurries back to her underground shelter after a trip to a nearby store.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
When the soldiers leave the room, he rushes past the pile of seized materials, grabs the diary, and hurries to the bathroom.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Despite Bonta’s lawsuit, Nexstar hurried the next day to finalize its purchase of Virginia-based Tegna and swallow the operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some supporters hurried to work still wearing Spain jerseys, while others had red and yellow face paint streaked across their cheeks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Now it means not being hurried, spending time with my family, control over my schedule, and intellectual independence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Oh, thank you so much,” she said as the pair hurried up the stairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Grinning wickedly, I hurried down the last few rungs of the ladder into the darkness of the ship.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Hamstring injuries are finicky, especially for a mobile quarterback, and hurrying back from one is never smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Inside, there were already more than a half dozen deputies hurrying around the station in the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
We’re most vulnerable when we’re hurrying to check things off the to-do list and get a good deal, especially one too good to be true.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
A shirtless man is seen holding a towel around his waist, and hurrying down a hallway.
From BBC ● May 17, 2024
She didn’t catch sight of Headmaster hurrying Neel along the path, but Rupa’s head swiveled, her mouth fell open, and she dropped the towel she was wringing.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
