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[kwik] / kwɪk /




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A DOJ spokeswoman said the agency’s settlement with Live Nation prioritized quick benefits to consumers over a yearslong legal battle that the department risked losing, and that the terms enable competition and lower prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Enright says counterfeit devices are a bigger problem outside of the U.S., and that the scheme is typically to make a quick buck off the initial sale, not to hack the buyer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Brydon Carse cleaned up Nick Potts with another quick and full ball and in the next over, Bashir lost his middle stump to one angled in.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The ideal kind of primary care model takes time, but it’s not really supported by insurance, which pays for quick visits and specific services—not time spent getting to know a patient’s health history.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

Apparently, an entire section of the campus had lost power today, something Salzburg was quick to point out wouldn’t matter with the new prototypes since they were battery operated.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Norris followed him closely in the opening phases, often within a second of the Mercedes and looking quicker.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Carney has also tried to jumpstart domestic economic activity through his Major Projects Office, set up to reduce bureaucratic delays and grant quicker approval for select large-scale infrastructure initiatives.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Here, including the daunting high-speed, downhill Turn Seven known as Scheivlak, Norris was fastest, 0.28secs quicker than Russell.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Ms. Platt seemed really happy I was back in class, complimenting me on doing stronger kicks and punches, quicker blocks.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

Months earlier I’d moved from an east-of-Eastside suburb to Los Feliz, where the quickest path to assimilation appeared to be the one I could cut across my forehead.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Hunt, typically not the quickest off the blocks at almost six-foot tall, was seventh in the eight-athlete final after the first 10m but held her form superbly to overhaul her rivals.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

"Technology only goes up and we're always looking for the quickest thing but this is a step back in a way – I love it," she says.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The AI system appeared to have decided to hack Hugging Face as the quickest route to answer a benchmarking question, said Ariel Herbert-Voss, chief executive of the cybersecurity firm RunSybil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

I guess the quickest way is a show of hands.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose




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