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rapid

[rap-id] / ˈræp ɪd /


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Since 1993, however, the rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica has become a much larger driver of the accelerating trend.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

It features dozens of upgrades designed for rapid launches of the firm's Starlink satellites and Nasa missions to the moon.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

This stems from a sharp pullback in Chinese buying, a surge in U.S. exports and an unusually rapid draw on inventories and strategic stocks, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Price memory around the $600 area has also been notable, with the stock staging rapid rallies toward $711 and $744 during November–December and again in January.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

In the rapid movement and shuffle of birds and vehicles and radiator grilles, the tourists did not seem to recognize their positional importance in the flow of order.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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