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adverb

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Adjective
  • Reddit users were just as quick to praise the pedestrian's actions, seeing the moment as a justified comeback rather than reckless behavior.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The successful audit comes as the government’s finances face significant scrutiny from the new Trump administration after years of reckless spending and fiscal irresponsibility.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Told with elements inspired by Beauty and the Beast, Maura's newest book — featuring a magical princess and the Shadow Emperor — is a daring entry into the hottest new subgenre of romance.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Amid the criticism, there were a couple of voices of support among MAGA Republicans for the president’s daring proposal.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • There are now 20 times more selection that can be delivered twice as fast since Amazon Prime started in 2005, said Ghani.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
  • In This Story: What makes hair grow faster? Do hair growth masks actually work?
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Born Richard Totten Button on July 18, 1929, the daredevil athlete defied both gravity and expectations during his career.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Due to his high-flying, daredevil move set and unique presentation, Hardy became one of the most popular WWE Superstars of the 2000s.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • The weekend’s roll of maddening moves came quicker than most could handle.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Catch up quick: Abbott last year spent millions to oust 11 Republican lawmakers who voted against school vouchers.
    Nicole Cobler, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Yet Sonos failed to act swiftly and offered inadequate fixes, according to Jefferies’ Thill.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Teodor swiftly steps into the breach; Rakel, thrust into a supportive preacher’s-wife role that is increasingly at odds with her job as a local educator, grows skeptical that he’s really motivated by spiritual devotion.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.
    Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Krasinski will also serve as a producer, coming hot off the heels of his family fantasy IF, and the continued success of his A Quiet Place franchise.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Adverb
  • Book soon, past events have filled up with thousands of visitors.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • They could soon be joined by tens of thousands of Syrians forcibly deported by neighboring countries that may use Assad’s departure as a pretext to expel them.
    Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
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