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In response to climate change concerns, Curtis Hall said south Wales' electricity grid was "decarbonising fast" with plans for floating offshore wind.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

These bosses usually have good intentions, but by moving fast and responding first they inevitably end up being the team’s default problem-solver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Reiner and Crystal met in 1976 on the set of the CBS sitcom “All in the Family” and became fast friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I just want to wish him well. Get better fast," the president added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

He’d decided against snowshoes: they’d make walking easier, but slow him down if he had to move fast.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

One new model, dubbed Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, is designed to help businesses build so-called always-on AI agents, and is faster for long-running agentic tasks, Nvidia said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

It returned to the sink and began putting plates and cups in at a faster pace.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Los Angeles has made it difficult to build housing at every level of government, and Raman has shown an inclination to address this step by step to make the process faster, easier and cheaper.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some cancers grow faster, spread more aggressively, and respond less effectively to treatment than others.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

He’s drinking his wine faster than usual and staring at a point just beyond my sister’s head.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

September’s reading marked the fastest rise since June 2022 and topped the median 4.5% increase projected by economists in a poll by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Transportation, which includes new and used cars, gasoline and public transportation, showed the fastest growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Emma Finucane, who is Richardson's partner, Sophie Capewell and Rhianna Parris-Smith finished fastest in qualifying, and beat France but lost to hosts China in the gold-medal race.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

L.A. is “the fastest and most reliable route from Asia to markets across the United States,” Seroka said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

It was one of the fastest mistakes she’d ever made.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sriramulu, a quiet Gandhian who had already undertaken several fasts for social causes, believed only self-sacrifice could force Delhi to listen.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Bishnoi meditates every morning and fasts many days of the month, the cousin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Still, scientists have had only a limited understanding of exactly how the body responds during longer fasts.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

The event was late, long after sunset, so Navid and I had already broken our fasts and had dinner before we headed out.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Between 1918 and his assassination in 1948, Gandhi fasted repeatedly - against religious violence, caste discrimination and political discord - turning the empty plate into one of the defining symbols of India's freedom struggle.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

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

Chavez and his cause earned international attention, especially after he fasted for 36 days in 1968, ending it by sharing bread with then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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

She even slept and fasted in the woods for a name, but the spirits were stubborn.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

And influencers’ claims that intermittent fasting is an “effortless” solution to weight loss are overhyped — most people probably would not consider 16 hours without eating to be “effortless” or easy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The study’s lead author even went so far as to say that the existing evidence for intermittent fasting doesn’t justify the hype seen on social media.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

After Wangchuk and others were moved to hospital, Neha continued fasting despite having lost 8kg.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Continuous video monitoring over three months showed that the lions spent much more time eating when carcasses were provided, rested for longer afterward, and gradually became more active as the fasting period continued.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Last week she was fasting with a handkerchief,” Zemaye continued.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie