swiftness

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The former forester was hired in just one week -- a swiftness that demonstrates a major problem facing Ukraine's economy amid Russian invasion: severe labour shortages.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"Some surgical procedures appeared to be undertaken with great swiftness," it says.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Macron described concerns over the swiftness of Sarkozy’s sentence as “legitimate debate in a democracy, because everyone wants there to be avenues for appeal and recourse.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

The most important thing to understand about punishment is that the evidence clearly shows that the swiftness and the certainty of the punishment matter much more than the ultimate severity.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

I win the first battle, but Helene rebounds in the second, nearly taking my head off with the swiftness of her attack.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir