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headlong

[hed-lawng, -long] / ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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Some argue a headlong commercial race will inevitably incentivize companies to cut corners on safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But the race to deploy AI agents is running headlong into a scramble for the chips and energy needed to power them.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

That has left the stock market searching for direction after a torrid multiyear rally driven by artificial-intelligence mania has run headlong into the largest oil-supply disruption in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s fun, headlong reading with a shot of melancholy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The horses soared up to the very top of the sky and then, plunging headlong down, they set the world on fire.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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