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"They really want to tap into the quick, instant desire."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It was the quick and savvy choices he made that helped the company, and its stock, eventually soar.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Batson already places extraordinary weight on the quick instincts of trial judges and the exactitude of trial lawyers in the compressed theater of jury selection.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Western officials and outside experts said the quick start-up of centrifuges was an accomplishment, but added that it would take at least six months to be sure Iran had mastered the enrichment process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He had closed the door of her room, glanced around with the quick recording eye of a good policeman—no photographs, none of the personal articles which identify, nothing but clothes and shoes.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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