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My breathing began to quicken, and I tossed frantic glances to my three siblings, who were standing around me.

The cacophony of voices grows louder and the pace will continue to quicken.

That ought to quicken their pulse.

Dan Gilbert founded Quicken Loans and is chairman of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

An NHS England spokesperson said £900m had been invested to help hospital trusts upgrade electronic patient record systems, to quicken doctors' access to information.