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hastily

[heyst-l-ee] / ˈheɪst l i /


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That’s when one was hastily put together, popping up with little to no detail about what it is or how it operates.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

A poorly constructed plywood-and-vinyl version of the 166-foot stone arch he has proposed building as a monument to himself was hastily erected — and immediately started falling apart.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

They shared hastily created websites—including “Venezuela I search for you” and “Venezuela Earthquake the Disappeared”—to register people by name, photo and last known location.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit arguing that the facility threatened the sensitive Everglades wetlands and was hastily built without the legally required environmental impact studies.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

“First you chopped a handhold, then a kneehold, and then chopped off ice hastily but carefully, with an occasional sea washing over you,” Worsley explained.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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