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breakneck

[breyk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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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




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