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rapidly

[rap-id-lee] / ˈræp ɪd li /


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Researchers found that it happens because friction between individual rice grains drops sharply when forces are applied rapidly.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

This is perhaps the more compelling deal rationale: It gives NextEra’s rapidly growing unregulated development arm a lot of breathing room to expand without triggering a credit downgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Titled All the Rage, the rapidly assembled large-scale performance will be staged in 15 rooms of a former insurance building in the City of London from Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Jassy emphasized that the company’s custom-chip business is growing rapidly and seeing booming demand while also bringing cost efficiencies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I rapidly pressed the print button again and again, urging the machine to do its job.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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