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headlong

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


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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

But that’s not stopping the companies developing quantum hardware and software from speeding headlong into the public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Re-entry will rush headlong into the need for energy to power the AI data centers being built in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The war had been a freight train, traveling headlong at top speed.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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