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in a hurry

ADJECTIVE
pressed
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Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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

"Can you do a medium job in a hurry?"

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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