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[swift] / swɪft /


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Specialist officers are also primed to take swift decisions to arrest and charge hate speech crimes, which may include arrests for chants referring to "intifada" at the pro-Palestinian march.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Even if Washington and Tehran reach a swift deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the physical flow of Gulf oil won’t immediately bounce back, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Specialist officers, working with prosecutors, will be on standby to take swift decisions to arrest and charge hate speech crimes.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

This would require Congress to take swift and difficult action.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

She plucks them off my brother’s head in one swift motion.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya




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