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swiftly

[swift-lee] / ˈswɪft li /


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More likely, many countries could be reticent to accept “volcano refugees,” making excuses – perhaps legitimate ones – that they don’t have the money, resources or space to safely settle so many people so swiftly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

AP swiftly filed a lawsuit and the case remains ongoing.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Priebus was fairly swiftly given the heave-ho in favor of retired Gen. John Kelly, who was serving as secretary of homeland security.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Three months later, stupendous rain damaged the pipeline as it passed through the Antelope Valley, but it was swiftly fixed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

I tore my eyes from the spectacle as swiftly as I could, for Christoffels’ expression forbade us to notice anything out of the ordinary.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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