breakneck

Example Sentences

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Despite the widely publicized race for the exits among holders of so-called semiliquid funds, private credit is still expanding, albeit not at last year’s breakneck pace.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Detention centers are being built at breakneck speed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

And if they had, it was quickly overshadowed by something else in our breakneck news cycle, like FBI director Kash Patel chugging beer with the gold medal–winning men’s hockey team.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

The breakneck pace of AI innovation—like recent updates around Anthropic’s Claude—is also making potential customers wary of sales commitments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Whoever it was seemed to be traveling at a breakneck pace with little regard to obstructing bush or foliage.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques