hurtling

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A billionaire buying a fashion magazine is akin to a plane hurtling toward the ground, only for a passenger to confidently take the controls, despite having zero flying experience.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

A sport built to the glory of the internal combustion engine and propelled by the roar of the V-12 was hurtling into an era of electric vehicles and corporate responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Moreover, this media frenzy is hurtling forward without regard for the review process The Athletic is trying to complete.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

And so the same peloton will be hurtling along the cobbles a couple of months before gliding through the sunflowers of a French summer.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

As if a flying object were hurtling toward his face, he flinched.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman