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headlong

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


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A headlong drive for efficiency cut the average time needed to assemble a “Liberty Ship” freighter from around eight months shortly after Pearl Harbor to barely one month by 1945.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 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

“It looks like they’re running headlong into a brick wall,” Valatsas said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Their love scene in the rain, while obviously less visually spectacular than in the film, plunges headlong into romantic cliches that manage to get the job done despite their obviousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

I fell headlong into the brush at the bottom of the sandy bank and lay still.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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