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promptly

[prompt-lee] / ˈprɒmpt li /


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Promptly after being elected, President Trump appointed Navarro as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Promptly abandoning my plans to travel to Zimbabwe, I found myself on a boat heading out to an island paradise.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Promptly trained on the galaxy, satellites soon revealed the origin of the flare at the center of the galaxy.

From Salon • May 10, 2022

Promptly, Reed rolled in his 25-foot birdie to halve the hole—and wagged his finger at Rory, as if to say "not so fast."

From Golf Digest • Apr. 10, 2018

Promptly at 6:49, there was a knock on Dimple’s dorm room door.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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