breakneck

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In the announcement, OpenAI cited a series of user metrics pointing to a breakneck pace of AI adoption.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

When we visited the set on a recent freezing afternoon in Paju city, just north of Seoul, filming was moving at breakneck speed.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

The breakneck pace of AI innovation—like recent updates around Anthropic’s Claude—is also making potential customers wary of sales commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He figured that to keep the lights on, the house warm, he needed to work at breakneck speed.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover