hurtled

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Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Firetrucks hurtled by, forgoing those burning homes believed to be lost causes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Blue Origin's employees and crowds gathered near Cape Canaveral cheered as the 98 meters-high rocket hurtled into orbit.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

The storm that hurtled through Houston late Thursday surprised a city long accustomed to bouts of serious weather.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

The three oxen lowed and hurtled on, sweating and toiling, locked in a race of their own.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook