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breakneck

[brayk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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AI is drastically amplifying the threat, helping automate searches for vulnerabilities and scan for openings at breakneck speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Dire safety warnings and escalating security breaches have become a regular feature of the tech world’s breakneck race for A.I. dominance.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

As well as breakneck speed, microdramas have proved popular because people can watch them in bite-sized chunks, leading some analysts to describe them as "snackable".

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—We’ve all seen them: cars flying down the highway at breakneck speed, weaving through traffic as if the rules of the road don’t exist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

A trio of Ridgefolk—I couldn’t tell their ages from here—rode across the chasm at breakneck speed a few levels down.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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