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swift

[swift] / swɪft /


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Talk of "standards" may not be good news for Brydon Carse's prospects of a swift return to the set-up.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Support for the actress was swift online, with many calling out Sneider for, as they saw it, “threatening” the actress for not giving him her time.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

The seizures cap a series of swift Houthi gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

The freshman defensive end tossed aside a San Jose State tackle with one swift move, then steamrolled a running back standing in his way.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

But the force of Pain was too swift, and even as his paws brushed some bramble or bough, he was swept away before he could catch hold.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Several other college buildings also have boxes and at the North-West Cambridge development at Eddington, more than 200 bird boxes have been installed and a number of those are for swifts.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Others have raised environmental concerns over colonies of common swifts nesting in the park.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Summer visitors, such as swallows and swifts, can expect to find a plentiful food supply, with insects on the wing.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2025

Before the study, it was uncertain if swifts even had vocal folds.

From Science Daily May 23, 2024

“And the long-winged birds like swifts, I suppose they are the worst, for they can't rise from a flat surface at all?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

After struggling for years, Burger King is gaining momentum in a rocky patch for the fast-food industry, growing its restaurant sales and drawing diners at a swifter rate than both McDonald’s and Wendy’s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

As this technology developed, the photographs became more detailed and the animations swifter and smoother.

From Slate May 25, 2026

The technology allows for much swifter identification than previous surveys, which date back to the 1970s and are incomplete.

From BBC May 21, 2026

O’Brien’s rise to Olympian in the two-person bobsled, the second-fastest sliding sport of the Winter Games, has been even swifter.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

But most of the traffic went out along the chief highway, and that turned south, and then bending swifter than the River skirted the hills and passed soon from sight.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

They were 45 minutes from another early World Cup exit - their swiftest since 1966 - and national humiliation.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Miguel, posted the swiftest qualifying time, a wind-aided 10.27 — the fastest time in California this year — just minutes after Bakersfield sophomore Jalen Ford won his heat in a wind-aided 10.34.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2024

According to three of the commanders interviewed by The Times, the diplomatic route would be the swiftest way of returning the Israelis who remain in captivity.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2024

The swiftest tightening of U.S. monetary policy in 40 years aimed at reining in sticky inflation has buoyed banks' interest income.

From Reuters Oct. 13, 2023

That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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