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hurtle

[hur-tl] / ˈhɜr tl /


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As both companies hurtle toward an IPO, the philosophical and personal differences between their leadership have metastasized.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 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

During the chaotic period the Sun tries to reduce its complexity and violence spills out, as bits of the Sun hurtle toward the Earth.

From BBC Jun. 11, 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

With rising fear, Nailer realized that it was one thing to speculate idly about jumping a train, another to watch freight cars hurtle past.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Hall could be heard exclaiming, as the unusual-looking raccoon hurtles across a pavement and up some nearby steps.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

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’s latest investment memo has the header “AI hurtles ahead.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

When Jaja finally shows up in wedding regalia that she wears like a victory flag, the play hurtles toward its conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

As the jeep hurtles along, I tuck hundred-taka notes, worth about three dollars each, into folds of paper.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

On the boulevard itself, parking spots were filling up as drivers hurtled down the busy roadway.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

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

The KSA director general said it was lucky that no significant damage was done when the object hurtled to Earth.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2025

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

Suddenly a dark figure hurtled out onto the path in front of him.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Tech scion David Ellison’s proposed merger has been hurtling toward the finish line after securing approvals from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

A billionaire buying a fashion magazine is akin to a plane hurtling toward the ground, only for a passenger to confidently take the controls, despite having zero flying experience.

From Salon May 6, 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

It's been absolutely hurtling in freefall - pretty much from Brendan Rodgers onwards.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

It’s glowing bright yellow and hurtling near me.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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