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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 instead, Tatum became the ultimate test of O’Malley’s fix-it-fast approach—by diving headlong into rehab to return before the playoffs in true All-Star form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

They amassed enough signatures late last year to qualify their proposal for this November’s ballot, launching New England’s most populous state headlong into the debate over whether policing rent helps tenants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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 rounded the bottom of the stairs at full speed and almost ran headlong into my mom.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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