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In a series of photos that were ping-ponged across the internet at lightning speed in the wee hours of December 9, the lovebirds can be seen hamming it up for the cameras at the Los Angeles premiere of Chalamet’s new film, Marty Supreme.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2025
This is also the final full week of Mars in Sagittarius lighting up your friendship and community sector, and Mercury enters Sag on December 11th, making your social life and collaborative projects move at lightning speed.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2025
As Earth passes through the comet's dusty trail, those particles collide with our atmosphere at lightning speed, burning up in bursts of shimmery light.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Social media has amped up the trend cycle considerably, leaving brands that aren’t ready to move at lightning speed struggling to respond and capitalize on online momentum.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2025
This is also the final full week of Mars in Sagittarius lighting up your friendship and community sector, and Mercury enters Sag on December 11th, making your social life and collaborative projects move at lightning speed.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2025
As Earth passes through the comet's dusty trail, those particles collide with our atmosphere at lightning speed, burning up in bursts of shimmery light.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Social media has amped up the trend cycle considerably, leaving brands that aren’t ready to move at lightning speed struggling to respond and capitalize on online momentum.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for at lightning speed
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“At lightning speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20lightning%20speed. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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