hectic
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It was hectic, but the onetime Miss Walterboro had a smile and a dollop of charm for everyone she encountered.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
In line with a lot of other animated features these days, it stumbles toward a hectic but dull climax.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"It's so hectic but cat life is calming. It's a calming chaos, you could say."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Pope Leo was on the 10th day of his African tour, following a hectic schedule that began on Wednesday with a mass in Mongomo, near the border with Gabon.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The office of the Local Commensal Farm Centrality was hectic and upset, but they made time to look after me, and apologized to me for the discomforts of the night past.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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