the Roman god Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods
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Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start.—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 As with any Morris documentary, Chaos is clear-eyed and fleet-footed, balancing multiple perspectives and challenging its subjects.—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025 In the face of uncertainty over China’s future, U.S. policymakers must remain flexible and fleet-footed.—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014 And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed.—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023 But Pine is the secret sauce that keeps this thing buoyant and fleet-footed, even when the plot turns start piling up.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2023
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