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rushing

[ruhsh-ing] / ˈrʌʃ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
hurrying
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ADJECTIVE
moving with great speed
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History offers a sobering reality check for investors rushing to buy into blockbuster listings on day one.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2026

How Smoothie King capitalized on creator Connor Wood’s viral, smoothie-adjacent TikTok by rushing a “Connor’s Paid Me No Mind Smoothie” to menus in a little more than a week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The government wants Wednesday to be a day of national mourning, while President Iliana Iotova, rushing back from abroad, also expressed her condolences.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

“Once again,” she added, “we are rushing to put something together, I think maybe in the hopes that no one will peel back the curtain and expose what is going on.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

He heaves himself out of his chair, rushing over toward me, face filled with amazement.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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