breakneck
Example Sentences
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The power has switched with breakneck speed and, of course, it could switch back again if Celtic get their act together.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Now his company is building a sprawling advertising business, at breakneck speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
And analysts said it forced traders to reassess their outlook for the speed of development in the industry following years of breakneck growth.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The titans of the booming artificial-intelligence industry have sounded a three-alarm fire, warning that AI poses an existential risk to the human race and urging a global slowdown in the breakneck pace of development.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The light was gone immediately, and Anya was swept away from the well opening in the breakneck darkness of the river.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack