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promptly

[prompt-lee] / ˈprɒmpt li /


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

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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, profusely and with a detailed acknowledgment that you got so caught up in how awful this was for you that you failed to appreciate how hard it must have been for her.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2015

Promptly at 7:00 that evening the side doorbell rang.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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