helter-skelter
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His dismay at Tehran’s recent impertinence, however, has occasioned helter-skelter statements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Challambra Hill climb before the final helter-skelter dash to the finish.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
It was a little more of a helter-skelter approach, but we somehow got through it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
After a helter-skelter first half, they were level at 20-20.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
While the roosters shrieked, the hens scrambled helter-skelter, commenting shrilly on the action: they clucked hysterically; they cackled obscenely; sometimes their alarmed voices were like machine guns.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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