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[swift] / swɪft /


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She added: "AI, as a technology, is constantly developing at an exceptionally swift rate. As such, the Scottish government will keep matters under continual review."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The swift rebound in shipments in recent weeks has been driven by U.S. naval protection and earlier waves of strikes that knocked out Iranian radar and communications along the contested strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

More than 1,300 graduates have signed a letter calling on the university to take "swift and expansive" action after the allegations came back to light.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

They reply with a swift, “No, we’re staying here,” as they remain hopeful and enthused about the performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“She is a very brave young fieldmouse. But for her swift action we would all have been under the heel of the tyrant today.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Crockford watched swifts return to London after their annual migration from Africa, filling the air with their high-pitched calls.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Others have raised environmental concerns over colonies of common swifts nesting in the park.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The cameras have captured badgers, foxes and hedgehogs as well as the nesting swifts.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

Before the study, it was uncertain if swifts even had vocal folds.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

A few days later the swallows and swifts felt the change and left the Northeast.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

After struggling for years, Burger King is gaining momentum in a rocky patch for the fast-food industry, growing its restaurant sales and drawing diners at a swifter rate than both McDonald’s and Wendy’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

As this technology developed, the photographs became more detailed and the animations swifter and smoother.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

Justice Minister Baroness Levitt KC said the new approach could "help spare more children the pain of drawn-out proceedings, deliver swifter justice for families while making sure support comes earlier when it is needed most".

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

O’Brien’s rise to Olympian in the two-person bobsled, the second-fastest sliding sport of the Winter Games, has been even swifter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

A hundred yards or so from the house I became aware of another set of footsteps behind me, even swifter than my brisk pace—some fellow player late for morning rehearsal, I guessed.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Miguel, posted the swiftest qualifying time, a wind-aided 10.27 — the fastest time in California this year — just minutes after Bakersfield sophomore Jalen Ford won his heat in a wind-aided 10.34.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2024

According to three of the commanders interviewed by The Times, the diplomatic route would be the swiftest way of returning the Israelis who remain in captivity.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

The swiftest tightening of U.S. monetary policy in 40 years aimed at reining in sticky inflation has buoyed banks' interest income.

From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 2023

They say it is the swiftest, most humane thing to do and that it would solve the problem before it becomes impossible to fix.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 6, 2023

For a start, he would have sent a few of his swiftest ships to probe upriver and see what awaited them, instead of smashing in headlong.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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