as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus
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Radial is also speeding up training of holiday hires due to new technology that’s simplifying their tasks.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Brandis watches Robbie die while speeding to the emergency room.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Pedestrians are hurrying past to find their places on Fifth Avenue, but the girls have a different kind of readiness about them.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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That's why Amazon shoppers are hurrying to grab a soft and fluffy comforter for fall.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Normally, the hours and days before the prospect of a shutdown on Capitol Hill are filled with scenes of lawmakers and aides scurrying about to negotiate possible settlements.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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After scurrying through passengers, the scared kitten ended up in the arms of New York native Betsaida Mercado, who picked up the feline and took her home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Yet in an apparent reversal, the administration has been racing to rescind some of those firings, leading to even more confusion.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company is racing to develop the vehicle to help NASA achieve a moon landing planned for 2027.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Edmisten finished with 165 yards rushing and scored two TDs.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Walker added 81 yards rushing for Tri-County, while O’Brien had 65 yards receiving.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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BabyQuip connects traveling parents, who don’t want to schlep around cribs and high chairs, with independent business owners, who have baby gear to rent.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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News footage showed Red Cross vehicles traveling through the rubble of Gaza on route to an Israeli military base in Southern Israel.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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According to a report from Clarify Capital, six-figure earners are flying economy, turning to discount grocery chains to hunt for better deals, getting thrifty with buying clothes, and scaling back on subscriptions.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Flights between the two cities are primarily used for connections for passengers flying to and from Tucson.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Zimmer returns to Fire Country this season as Renée Hoffman, a globe-trotting lawyer and Vince's high school girlfriend.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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The display features a larger-than-life horse sculpture trotting through birch trees created from piano keys.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Hotfooting (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotfooting%20%28it%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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