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breakneck

[breyk-nek] / ˈbreɪkˌnɛk /


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Both players showcased their preference for first-strike tennis, knocking lumps out of the ball from the baseline, in a high-level contest played at breakneck speed.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Frontier AI developers are growing at a breakneck pace, fueling concerns over a lack of guardrails for a technology that endangers both corporate and national security.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

This breakneck tech rally still has legs—and it’s driving the stock market higher.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

She took down their words at breakneck pace, despairing because while she was filling a page, the one before it was erased.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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