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rapidly

[rap-id-lee] / ˈræp ɪd li /


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The show is still worth watching, but now as a reflection on a world rapidly being left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal

Following the news of his death late on Thursday, his Grey's Anatomy co-star Patrick Dempsey said Dane's "quality of life was deteriorating so rapidly".

From BBC

The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rep. Veronica Escobar, an El Paso Democrat who has visited the site at least a half dozen times, said the conditions at East Montana are rapidly “deteriorating.”

From Salon

As the government seeks to control rapidly rising costs, this will mean a smaller proportion of children will retain their legal entitlement to support.

From BBC