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The general was forced to make a hurried decision.
She had a hurried meeting with her advisers before speaking to the press.
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Just handshakes, quiet embraces and a hurried effort by the military to get everybody home in time for Christmas.
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David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Mings’ handball turned out to be decisive and Emery, speaking in a hurried post-match press conference, partially blamed his team’s loss on the incident.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Conservative news website Townhall followed one minute after Jones, posting a clip of Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes giving a hurried initial news conference.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Where the first was hurried and fumbling, the couple take their time, prolonging the foreplay.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Mings’ handball turned out to be decisive and Emery, speaking in a hurried post-match press conference, partially blamed his team’s loss on the incident.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Conservative news website Townhall followed one minute after Jones, posting a clip of Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes giving a hurried initial news conference.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Where the first was hurried and fumbling, the couple take their time, prolonging the foreplay.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Hurried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurried. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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