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celerity

[suh-ler-i-tee] / səˈlɛr ɪ ti /


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And if meat must be produced ever more quickly, surely it should also be consumed with maximum celerity?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Enriquez’s plots deteriorate with satisfying celerity: In “The Cart,” a curse strips an entire neighborhood of its livelihood within approximately three pages.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2021

“A revision made in response to an entry’s increased attention differs only in celerity — as always, all revisions reflect evidence of use.”

From Washington Times Oct. 15, 2020

The officer reacted with celerity, producing, seemingly out of nowhere, a tube that he deposited in his master’s hand.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2018

All praised him for his celerity in sickening.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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