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South Korea’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter after robust first-quarter, but remained resilient as brisk chip exports offset weak private consumption and construction investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was a joy to walk all 18 holes of Sunday's final round with Fox and the time-efficient Burns playing at such a brisk pace.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
High pressure will remain centred to the north of the UK and the brisk east to north-easterly winds will gradually lessen with warmer air from northern France pushing back into southern England.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Wealthy buyers who are immune to the challenges of today’s high-interest-rate environment are driving brisk sales of luxury homes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
She was brisk and cheerful and not much older than Penelope, and she held a pocket watch in her hand.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
While heatwave conditions will continue across many parts of England and Wales through this coming week, a brisker wind means temperatures have dropped a degree or two relative to recent days.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
From time to time I’ll make an exception and settle into a relative page-turner: nothing with cliffhangers or lots of hand-to-hand combat, mind you, but with a brisker narrative pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
As a northeasterner, I've long associated back to school with the cooler, brisker days of pumpkin spice season.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
Musicians and tech people have all become brisker about interactions, communicating online and speaking quickly and efficiently in rehearsals.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
One morning there was a different smell in the air, and the ship was moving oddly, with a brisker rocking from side to side instead of the plunging and soaring.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly accelerated in August to the briskest pace since April and firms reported input price pressures eased to the lowest since late 2020.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2022
The planets are putting on an amazing celestial show nightly, and many regions of the country are about to host some of the briskest bird traffic of the year.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
Ms. Mearns, never rushed by this, creates marvelous dynamic variety within it, often finding time to phrase with seeming slowness, while rising to its briskest passages as if riding the full power of a wave.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2015
British factories followed Asia's lead, increasing activity at the fastest rate in seven months while creating new jobs in at the briskest pace in more than three years.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2014
The king looked back, and recognised his briskest knight.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
They brisked up when they heard this offer.
From Athelstane Ford by Upward, Allen
Mrs. Rachel sighed, and then brisked up again.
From Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
His footsteps brisked up, as he met and treated them to a discreetly sympathetic and intelligent observation, only to lag again wearily as soon as they had passed.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
"Oh, that's all right," Hewson brisked up in response, as he took the cigar St. John offered him.
From Questionable Shapes by Howells, William Dean
He woke up when the march was over and brisked up his moustache.
From Villa Rubein, and other stories by Galsworthy, John
She was relieved to see that the oddly assorted men and women about her were brisking up, and beginning to talk, even to laugh, with one another.
From From out the Vasty Deep by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
As I write the breeze is brisking up, doors are beginning to slam: and shutters; a strong draught sweeps round the balcony; it looks doubtful for to-morrow.
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Robert Louis
As I write, the breeze is brisking up, doors are beginning to slam, and shutters; a strong draught sweeps round the balcony; it looks doubtful for to-morrow.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
The two friends entered The Hague, brisking up their pace and stepping gallantly abreast.
From The Blue Pavilions by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
“Oh rather,” he assented, brisking up at the prospect of a row.
From A Frontier Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
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