swift

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The swift action prompted Howard – the architect of the 1996 gun laws – to weigh in.

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Wildlife rescuers, who believe the in-flight Canada goose may have become tired and misjudged its landing, said it suffered just a few cuts and was set to make a swift return to the wild.

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BBC chairman Samir Shah said changes to the BBC board's editorial standards committee would "ensure swift, appropriate and transparent action is taken to address editorial issues as effectively as possible, whenever they occur".

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A team aim will be to extend the match to Sunday, to at least avoid a historically swift series defeat.

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Joshua eventually made a swift in-and-out appearance about an hour after Paul weighed in, looking trim and in shape.

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