fast
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The technique gives scientists a way to examine extremely fast chemical reactions at the atomic scale and in real time.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
It is an important question because global inventories are draining fast, and countries have few options left to shield themselves from high energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Internet slang moves fast, with trends often disappearing as quickly as they emerge.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I thought it was a great time to be able to master my footwork, and then to come back out and just play fast and not have to worry about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
She has scars from her longtime battle with skin lesions, but the new sores don’t appear as fast or as furiously as they had in the past.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Bird communities at more extreme latitudes, where seasonal temperatures vary more sharply, tend to include species that evolve faster than those living closer to the equator.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
That is far faster than the typical lead times of major retailers, which stretch a year or more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But on a call with analysts following results, CEO Brian Niccol focused on what he said was working for the company — trendier products, faster service and more food options.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The agency warns that households are "using water faster than nature can replenish it", as experts caution "another year of dry weather may trigger formal water rationing measures".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
This girl is talking faster than I’ve ever heard anybody talk.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
It was the fastest increase since last summer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
“They had a belief this was the fastest way to get to scale. Now they are in a multiyear acquisition mess,” said LightShed Partners analyst Rich Greenfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Catholic church is deeply entrenched in Poland's national identity and the Virgin Mary is considered the country's patron and protector, even as it undergoes one of the fastest rates of secularisation worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The fastest Ferrari driver across the weekend, but two costly penalties undid much of the good work.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
I took the world’s fastest shower before meeting Sean in the library.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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
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
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
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
Kaplan has fasted on Yom Kippur in the past but stopped years ago after she sat next to a young undergraduate student at services who grew faint from not eating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Instead she fasted or ate vegetarian meals in her room.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
"Fasting, or controlled deprivation of food, is linked to a longer and healthier lifespan," says Dr Longo, who has spent three decades studying the effects of fasting.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
According to the research team, even a 12 week period of intermittent fasting could provide an effective medium term option for weight management among adults who are overweight or obese.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The late fasting group used an eight hour window beginning after 1:00 p.m.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
In recent years, critics have continued to question whether fasting unto death belongs in a constitutional democracy.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He said fasting messed up his carefully balanced diet of simply grilled chicken breasts and staring at his abs in the mirror.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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