frantic
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The Durham man was patient and watchful and also came through moments of frantic running with Brook.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Tulloch’s hiring was a coup for Meta and capped a frantic recruiting spree last summer, when Meta threw money at researchers to try to catch up in the race to build artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Virgil van Dijk: Usual unruffled self in the face of some frantic Ipswich Town attacking.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
On Thursday, he wept as he described his frantic calls to missing devotees, in a video message posted from Tibet to his several million followers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
But nights can mean frantic calls for the police, or for an ambulance or the hospital.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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