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alacrity

[uh-lak-ri-tee] / əˈlæk rɪ ti /




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What is helping them meet these deadlines is the industry's alacrity in embracing generative AI.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

They took to songwriting with alacrity, driven by an urge to create their own material at a time when there was no precedent for a band to write its own songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

He has accomplished great things in his time as president, and the First Lady and Secretary Becerra both spoke within the last week about his efforts which have come with great alacrity.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2023

One game does not doom a season, a message that the Seahawks were spreading with alacrity after the game.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

The saw gave forth a single sluggish twang that ceased with lifeless alacrity, leaving the blade in a thin clean curve between Luster’s hand and the floor.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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