as in races
to proceed or move quickly
the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time
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The officer quickly races into the arena, the more than 21-minute video released by the Pawtucket Police Department shows.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Pretending to be asleep, the girl desperately calls a family member who races to the house and calls 911 while on the road.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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As the race speeds up and riders are jettisoned, the team cars are stuck further behind the bunch.—
Andy McGrath,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Once acquired, the UAV rapidly speeds towards the target, crashing into it.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The medium that the signal travels through alters the signal’s properties as well, as an oncoming train sounds different from the air, with your ear to the ground, or from submerged in a body of water.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the cables, Emma Penney, engineering manager, audio & RF, travels to the circuits and places 150 microphones around the track and up in the crowds to capture the sounds of practice sessions, qualifying races and the Grand Prix races.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
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As the national debt rushes toward $39 trillion and Social Security and Medicare get nearer to insolvency with each tick of the clock, pressure mounts on the White House and Congress to craft a more sustainable path forward.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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While the cold air rushes back in, some snow will accompany it.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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As of now, the areas with the greatest threat to see any significant accumulation would be the farthest southeastern parts of our region before the storm zips off to the east.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Qatar Airways, which started Miami service in late 2024, flies to Doha.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The engine whine increases again, and the helicopter flies off, spraying us with fine powder.—
Brent Rose,
Outside,
28 Feb. 2026
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