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rapidly

[rap-id-lee] / ˈræp ɪd li /


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The main method will be rapidly identifying who is infected, and to whom they may have passed the virus.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

MYC-driven cancers appear able to rapidly repair the DNA damage caused by treatment, allowing them to endure therapies that would normally destroy tumor cells.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The runway to avoid reaching critical levels—known as tank bottoms in industry parlance—is vanishing rapidly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

That means they can get squeezed when rates rise rapidly.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

My navigation tools tell me that we are rapidly approaching Mars.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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