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hurtle

[hur-tl] / ˈhɜr tl /


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They weren’t even sure the video was real when they watched the jar hurtle across their screens at exactly the right angle for the label to spin into focus.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

The accident, which saw the picture-postcard 19th-century Gloria tramway hurtle into a building after careering off the rails, shocked the Portuguese capital, laying bare fears over the safety of the popular yet ageing tourist attraction.

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

The court as a whole and the two concurrences hurtle pell-mell toward making it virtually impossible for plaintiffs like Mexico to successfully plead their claims.

From Slate Jun. 6, 2025

As these battered vans hurtle through the desert, it’s obvious that “Sirât” believes the age of “Mad Max” has already begun.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2025

I resisted the urge to hurtle out of the foliage to Otto’s defense, tried to calm my mind enough to reason through what to do.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

For public companies, so-called “related-party transactions” are publicly disclosed in regulatory filings, but Altman’s personal investments remain opaque as OpenAI hurtles towards a public listing later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

A few months and one tutorial from Anthropic’s Claude AI model later, Marks’ latest investment memo has the header “AI hurtles ahead.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

As the number of registered .ai domains hurtles toward the million mark, Anguillians will hope this money is managed safely and invested in their future.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

From there, the plot hurtles forward: kidnappings, frantic road trips, a festival rave and high-stakes showdowns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2025

The frantic hawk speeds upward and, catching a downdraft, hurtles herself at Alice again.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

Firetrucks hurtled by, forgoing those burning homes believed to be lost causes.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 7, 2026

So when Dubois hurtled into the limelight of pro boxing aged 19, it was very much a case of boy meets world.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2024

The storm that hurtled through Houston late Thursday surprised a city long accustomed to bouts of serious weather.

From New York Times May 17, 2024

It was followed by a red streak of fur that hurtled from the dried foliage, flew over the weeds, and landed on her back.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Is a life spent constantly looking backward instead of hurtling forward even worth grieving?

From Salon May 30, 2026

A 13-year-old boy on an e-bike in Garden Grove died earlier this week after veering into the center median and hurtling onto the roadway.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2026

A sport built to the glory of the internal combustion engine and propelled by the roar of the V-12 was hurtling into an era of electric vehicles and corporate responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

And so the same peloton will be hurtling along the cobbles a couple of months before gliding through the sunflowers of a French summer.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

And Harry was hurtling back out of those wide, tunnellike pupils and Gregorovitch’s face was stricken with terror.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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