hastily
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Having been taken ill during a pre-season match for Leicestershire against Cambridge University, the England international batter drove back to Nottingham for a hastily arranged doctor appointment he hoped would clear up the issue.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
But this theory is entirely false, based on hastily assembled “academic” work that’s riddled with errors and lies.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
At first glance that structure looks unfinished, a stack of six white boxes hastily heaped up at a shoe store on inventory day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Victors went beyond checking off a list of hastily scrawled names to thanking entire categories of people: women, ancestors, Koreans, audiences.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
“But it was terrible. Just terrible,” I add hastily, turning back to Uncle Al.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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