rapid

Example Sentences

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Satellite images show rapid expansion of exposed lakebed as the water has receded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The biggest publicly traded private-equity firms have all reoriented their businesses around the rapid rise in private lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Reopening the Strait would set off a rapid but uneven normalization, with financial prices adjusting far faster than physical flows,” Kaneva said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

This is not a standard comeback; his decline has been rapid, and he too has taken significant damage in the latter half of his career.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A few minutes later, the three of them could hear her rapid chatter, and a familiarity washed over Moss.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro