whizzing

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A bizarre pursuit unfolded along the residential streets of Oceanside this week as a helicopter and half a dozen sheriff’s patrol cars chased a teen whizzing away from them on an electric dirt bike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Cars were whizzing by, so I had to stop every few feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Grayce is a happy three-year-old, who loves going to nursery, playing music and whizzing about in her wheelchair - things her parents weren't always sure she would achieve.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

To chase them down, the Large Hadron Collider sends particles whizzing around an underground ring at phenomenal speeds until they smash into each other.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

For suddenly...WHOOOSH!...and they looked up and saw a huge four-engined plane come shooting out of a nearby cloud and go whizzing past them not more than twenty feet over their heads.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl