as in racing
to proceed or move quickly
a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach
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The other six warned the city was racing toward a costly and uncertain exit strategy.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Her propulsive new book, Driven, traces a life shaped by that belief—from racing her brother on a 50cc bike in Oban, Scotland, at six, to entering the Kart World Championship at 14 as the only girl in the paddock.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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The police command spokesman for Nangarhar province, Said Tayyeb Hammad, said that anti-aircraft missiles were used from the provincial capital, Jalalabad, and surrounding areas on Pakistani fighter jets flying overhead Sunday morning.—
ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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British Airways, for instance, says customers flying between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai or Tel Aviv up to March 15 can change their flight date free of charge to travel on or before March 29, while those travelling up to March 8 may also request a full refund.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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District staff don’t expect to run out of spendable cash until September, slowing down the district’s speeding descent toward insolvency, but not by a lot.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another recent paper co-authored by James Hansen — the US scientist who publicly sounded the alarm on the climate crisis in the 1980s — also concluded global warming is speeding up, but didn’t do a statistical significance test, Rahmstorf said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Within newsrooms themselves, media companies are rushing to adopt tools many of their employees are wary of using.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Love commanded attention — and the football — in 2025, rushing for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 199 carries and also catching 27 passes for 280 yards and three scores.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Iranian missiles have sent Israelis scurrying for shelters multiple times a day and night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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DeMar DeRozan just slammed a water bottle to the floor, sending several courtside attendants scurrying into action to mop up the mess.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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In our roundup of travel news this week, why social bathhouses are a hot new wellness trend, the Portuguese chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit, plus travel chaos in the Middle East.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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At a Sheetz gas station equipped with high-resolution cameras, authorities spotted a car matching Shelia Eddy’s vehicle passing through around midnight—traveling in the direction of Blacksville.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
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These small pets’ active and engaging behavior, from zipping around the tank and finding places to hide in solo play to following movement outside the tank in interactive play, can keep a kid’s attention.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
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Watching from the stands means getting a glimpse of some behind-the-scenes magic, like cameras zipping across cables overhead and the talent — whether dressed as Italian opera masters, architectural marvels, chefs or Pinocchio — waiting in the wings between acts.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Cannonballing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannonballing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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