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violently

[vahy-uh-luhnt-lee, vahy-luhnt-] / ˈvaɪ ə lənt li, ˈvaɪ lənt- /




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The English flee, the French strip the corpses in the lower border, and the ragged-edged Tapestry ends as suddenly and violently as Anglo-Saxon England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Instead, turbulence causes it to spread violently across a broad region.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Stocks that move this violently in both directions tend to keep doing so, and today’s rally, however well justified by the news, doesn’t change that underlying volatility,” Friedman said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

When Broussard and his friend attempted to put Catzilla into the fishing basket, with the intention of then releasing it, the 50-pounder violently thrashed and slipped free.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

He was shuddering violently now, and he dropped the shard he was holding.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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