rapid

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Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

With Wilder, he is someone who held his form well but the decline has been rapid.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The study suggests this distortion is caused by the planet's rapid rotation along with the large amount of material it drags through space.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“The payments industry is changing faster than ever, driven by new technologies, evolving regulations, an increasingly competitive landscape, and the rapid acceleration of AI that is reshaping commerce daily,” Lores said in a February statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She’d sit there listening to him and carrying on a rapid conversation.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey