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hurry-scurry

[hur-ee-skur-ee, huhr-ee-skuhr-ee] / ˈhɜr iˈskɜr i, ˈhʌr iˈskʌr i /


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Having been chased hurry-scurry from Kiangsi Province right to the suburbs of Changsha, Hunan, the Chinese turned around and, with a fury they have never shown before, lashed the Japanese back and back.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hurry-scurry, the angry hum of recent weeks had departed; a quivering stillness now permeated the premises.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The streets were filled with the hurry-scurry of a moving army, splashing through mud puddles.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

"Why all the hurry-scurry this bright and summer day?"

From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson

The fact of the matter is that the hurry-scurry of modern civilisation is not conducive to artistic work of any description.

From The Empire of the East by Montgomery, H. B. (Helen Barrett)




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