fast
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But the natural balance is fast unravelling in Kalimantan, the most deforested area in Indonesia.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
That point is now approaching fast, forcing a strategic decision on Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
And the five-bedroom, three-story Oklahoma lodge he owns is listed online as a short-term rental for up to $1,200 a night, with fall bookings filling up fast.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The USDA, for example, relies on the maps as part of a "fast track" process for issuing disaster designations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
He muttered a quick warning to the tree’s spirit to find another home fast, then started to chop.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held an emergency meeting with ministers and commanders to work out how to produce new high-speed missiles that can intercept the faster Russian drones.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
But families of some of the missing workers who gathered in the capital Kathmandu said the government must move faster.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The department is now “moving faster and more aggressively than ever to identify, disrupt, and penalize any institution or intermediary that continues to enable business with the Iranian regime.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
In an essay published last week, he warned that the technology was improving faster than he anticipated and called for a new framework to manage its risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
He almost fell right over because he was trying to run faster than his short little legs were able.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Jersey City’s population grew 18% to more than 292,000 between 2010 and 2020, its fastest growth in more than a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
AWS grew revenue 37% in the second quarter to $42.2 billion, clocking its fastest growth rate in 18 quarters, and Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Ferrari have the fastest car in the corners on balance, but have been lagging on the straights so far this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The continent was already the fastest warming on the planet, with temperatures around 2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than in the preindustrial era, compared with around 1.4 degrees for the Earth as a whole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But the tallest and the strongest and the scariest girl in all of the fifth grade was also the fastest, and easily caught up.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
Still, scientists have had only a limited understanding of exactly how the body responds during longer fasts.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Six Flags Qiddiya City recently hosted iftar celebrations that marked the end of the daily Ramadan fasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Community iftar or open iftar events are gaining popularity as well around the country where people of diverse communities and all faiths join Muslims in breaking their fasts and share a meal.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Bonta, who intermittently fasts and tries not to eat before noon, was sticking to black coffee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
He was a silent, brooding man, given to fasts and contemplation, going often, alone, into the caves of the mountains, in the section of Virginia where he lived.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
He said that he did go to the mosque every Friday, and that he prayed and fasted and raised his children to be good Muslims.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
In came the resistance bands, dead lifts, dumbbells and agility drills, plus a private chef who got a sweet break from 8 p.m. until noon the next day, as Doncic intermittently fasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
When the rats fasted or received insulin, the sensors tracked cytokine levels as they drifted down.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
He was joined by thousands who fasted with him and held demonstrations.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
“I don’t give them all the details, but, yeah, they know. David comes over for dinner. He sometimes comes to the mosque with us. Last Ramadan, he even fasted a few days.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Physical activity was particularly associated with slower cognitive decline among Hispanic participants, while lower fasting blood glucose levels were linked to slower cognitive decline among non-Hispanic white participants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
"It was actually quite an interesting time to be there, and realising how important religion is to the people of Morocco and how seriously they take the fasting ritual," Smith said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In late 2022, Elon Musk posted that he lost 30 pounds by fasting and taking semaglutide.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
People who lowered their protein intake lost weight and body fat and showed improvements in fasting blood sugar, despite often consuming more total calories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
After they left, Emma asked Dad why the fasting guy came at all.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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