full steam
Example Sentences
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“Before the election, it was definitely full steam ahead,” said one person familiar with the case.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Under EU rules, at least nine countries could go full steam ahead on the project without others.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
By year three, it had funded enough runway that we pulled the plug on it and ran full steam ahead with Tibi as it is today.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
“We are moving full steam ahead,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told Punchbowl News.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Sometimes she would start to make dinner, but would stop halfway, the water running full steam in the sink, her knife poised in the air over half-chopped vegetables, silent, tears flowing.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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