in a flash
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He knows he will die in the coming months, but still feels physically fit — yet he lives with the knowledge that his condition can worsen in a flash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was over in a flash, with half a dozen songs or so, meaning for the tens of thousands of campers here it was a literal case of if you snooze, you lose.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
But that illusion is impossible if all of space-time occurs in a flash.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
A man might drop a coin on the ground and never find it again, but a crow will find it in a flash.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
