hastened
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As explained above, the complaint here merely hastened the defendants’ first court appearance.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Things have disintegrated since, hastened by the predictable filleting of goods and services to extrude every last cent of value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I hastened my step to my car, not dawdling for a second to check messages once planted in the driver’s seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners hastened the era of globalisation.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
With his guards, he hastened to capture the artist.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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