rapid

Example Sentences

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This rapid growth has raised concerns about sustainability.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

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 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

The car moved through the darkness at a rapid speed, turned left at the Sanctified Church of the Crucified Jesus, and took the Biddle Creek Road which followed the river toward the training depot.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy