lightning speed
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The fire had spread at "lightning speed" and with "gale-force winds", he told reporters, adding that what firefighters had managed to save was "truly a miracle".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“November to January is lightning speed for the court to hear and publish a major opinion,” Christensen said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
In a federal lawsuit, he laid out a group of companies that moved his goods from one seller to another with lightning speed before the goods appeared online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
And in the AI era, in which innovation and risk are changing market dynamics at lightning speed, reducing transparency would be a step backward at exactly the wrong time.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Dadi smiled at me as she grated carrots with lightning speed.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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