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in a hurry

ADJECTIVE
pressed
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The key is exploiting job-seeker anxiety, he noted: “They want somebody who is in a hurry to find a job.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

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

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

If that hunter had any sense, he hightailed it out of there in a hurry.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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