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in quick succession



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Then, in quick succession, we see Artie at home with his wife, and at school with his students, another arena in which contemporary politics intrudes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Once it became clear that both of those expulsion votes would likely succeed, the two men resigned in quick succession.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Satellite imagery taken in the days after the strike shows at least four buildings destroyed in quick succession.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I just don’t recommend visiting them all in quick succession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The reason behind all of those seemingly counterproductive features is that the typewriters of 1873 jammed if adjacent keys were struck in quick succession, so that manufacturers had to slow down typists.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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