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[swift] / swɪft /


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“We are so grateful that our team members and contractors are safe,” Dunleavy said, “and we really appreciate the swift response from local law enforcement.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Paramount was banking on the swift approval of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

So 22-year-old Summer Shaw decided to make a TikTok video, external about her swift change of scenery while on a work break at a McDonald's restaurant.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

"We are extremely grateful for the heroic, swift actions of our partner agencies and Good Samaritan vessel who assisted in rescuing survivors from the water," said Capt Doreen McCarthy of the Coast Guard.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

He ties each one and adds a string in one swift movement.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Brewer, who has been documenting swifts, said she had previously seen birds entering gaps in the structure and believed several nests were present.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

"But swifts, swallows and hummingbirds have high values and can move far."

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2024

Some of the houses include solar slate roofs and built-in bird boxes to attract swifts.

From Washington Post May 2, 2023

A few are swifts, rushing to and fro in a blur as they herd us out.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

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

From Slate May 25, 2026

That led to a fundraising campaign raising money for charity - but with a shorter shelf life, the Orkney banana glut required a swifter solution.

From BBC Mar. 31, 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

Unfortunately, the market in 2025 was much swifter and harsher toward companies that miss expectations than those that beat, meaning that any excessive optimism could lead to big selloffs.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

Then Jacob, never wanting to be seen as the helpless little brother, chimes in, “No, Isaac, let it be me who stays behind. I am swifter than you, and I will manage on my own.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

Repeatedly Stokes tells us of his commitment to doing whatever it takes to entertain, discomfort the opposition and win in the swiftest fashion.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2023

He also made him a present of eight of his swiftest horses, each horse decked with a golden bridle and a saddle encrusted with precious stones.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye




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