hurriedly
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The State Department has described it as "an unfortunate error" caused when a team member "hurriedly altered" the slide deck before the event.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
On 18 July, dozens of families hurriedly piled motorcycles with mattresses and any belongings they could manage as they fled the Zeitoun area, east of Gaza City.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Closing fields hurriedly, as many were in the early days of the war, can damage wells in addition to equipment such as submersible pumps that lift oil from fields where natural pressure isn’t strong enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He hurriedly hung up, rose, and shortly thereafter stood before Inspector Bryant’s office door.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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