quick-fire
Example Sentences
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Spain-based Cuban economist Pedro Monreal warned that a quick-fire sale of state enterprises "without robust legal safeguards" could result in "the capture of state assets by insiders well-connected to those in power."
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mark Normand’s always had a special brand of brutally funny, quick-fire comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi scores the equaliser in a dramatic 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, after two quick-fire goals from United's Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha put the hosts in front.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
I played their game like ping pong, returning their quick-fire questions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
He was only twelve then, but he could have been twenty-two: his quick-fire intelligence was already being cooled by gravity, the brittle self-assuredness of adolescence already annealing into the self-confidence of adulthood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
