rapidly

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A man has described how he frantically tried to wake up his neighbours after a lightning strike set a house on fire and the blaze rapidly spread.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In recent years, some U.S. firms have supplied “perpetual-style” products that haven’t really caught on, begging the question of whether demand for a true perpetual futures product would grow rapidly.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

In its initial-public-offering filing, SpaceX said its projected $26.5 trillion AI total addressable market will be “constrained by Earth’s inability to rapidly scale power generation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Several investors said Friday’s moves were overblown, exacerbated by hedge funds and other fast-money players’ big bets on and against rapidly soaring shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

However, if the bacilli become active—when someone’s immune system is compromised, as with AIDS—they multiply rapidly into a bone-eating, lung-consuming illness that, unless treated, is fatal.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French