hastily
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Think a disinterred Ross Perot, hastily dusted off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
And she raised concerns about how postal workers could feasibly scrutinize hastily redesigned mail ballots from electoral jurisdictions across the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
An existing bill offering tax rebates on fiber-optic equipment was hastily rewritten to provide tax breaks on data center gear.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Olga Congacha, 50, who had to flee her village of Robledo de Chavela west of Madrid with hastily grabbed documents and clothes, told AFP she felt "panicked" when told to leave her home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Ophie pulled one out but got through only a few lines before her face flushed, and she folded the paper hastily and put it back.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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