swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood
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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 By working to swiftly eliminate small concerns and distractions, Reid freed up his players to focus on what really mattered during practice weeks — which is crucial for a thriving workplace, too.—Natasha Piñon,megan Sauer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025 Two federal judges swiftly blocked an order seeking to end birthright citizenship, calling it unconstitutional, while about a dozen other lawsuits have been filed by civil rights groups, religious organizations and states.—Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for swiftly
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of swiftly was
before the 12th century
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