rapid

Example Sentences

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Anthropic’s rapid ascent appears to be shaking up the artificial-intelligence leaderboard.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

On this night, the mercenaries prevailed, in a pummeling so relentless and a silencing so rapid that a three-peat appeared all but inevitable: Dodgers 14, Blue Jays 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But it is the rapid rise of Perez-Oliva, 55, that has fueled speculation about a possible leadership shuffle.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The bottoming in the software trade has come into view, they reckon, adding that all indications are that the first quarter saw rapid AI adoption across semis, software, infrastructure, and derivative areas across tech.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“You know when hurricane winds grow quickly, when they explode, meteorologists call that rapid intensification, and I guess it’s super hard to predict. But...I think I felt that way when I broke the frame.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt