whisk
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Thirty-one days can whisk by in a flash.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
A new rail tunnel through the Alps will whisk passengers and freight from northern Italy to Munich at speeds of up to 155 miles an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
And when you whisk it into something, especially with a little acid, it loosens, lightens, turns almost plush.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world's favourite scouting locations.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
I strap the bag with the whisk brooms and the batteries onto the back of Uncle Drum’s old bike.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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High-end taxi company Wheely whisks its celebrity and business clientele around in unmarked vehicles and makes its drivers sign nondisclosure agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Addison Rae is a student of pop, and Headphones On is her master thesis – a hymn to music that whisks you away from the world for three minutes of distracted, hypnotic solace.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
When Rickey shows up unexpectedly in the couple’s backyard, it’s not long before he whisks Glenn away on a trip at Rosie’s behest.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
In the port of Campeche, an air-conditioned bus whisks tourists from the train station to the city center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
The other whisks the tarp off the boat’s stern.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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“A bad reputation is better than no reputation,” said Pepper Rutland, the Tigers booster who provided the jet that whisked Kiffin to Baton Rouge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Later, when Bond is whisked to Vietnam, the orchestra swells with suave panache, immersing you in the action before 007 has even uttered a quip.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
A spoonful whisked into a skirt steak stew can make it taste as though it simmered well past dinnertime.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Amy Nicholson: Josh, I’m glad you whisked this conversation through the velvet ropes and straight to that question of: Have American movies gotten worse since Cannes premiered “Kung Fu Panda” in 2008?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
The rush of wind made Roy’s eyes water as the flat- bottomed boat whisked across the sawgrass flats and weaved through the narrow winding creeks.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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Last month, she announced an investigation into whether the US violated international law and the Mexican constitution by whisking Zambada out of the country to face justice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
His co-accused continues to try to console him and Varley said: "They'll be whisking me away for neglect."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Since then, a more tightly controlled entry through an augmented passageway at the terrace level has become a routine part of whisking the president inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Before whisking the phone away from a teen who’s too absorbed in their screen, ask what they’re trying to distract themselves from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
Surely, he cried indignantly, whisking his tail and skipping from side to side, surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that?
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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