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are scurrying

  • present progressive of scurry.

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Even index-fund providers are scurrying to change their rules so they can stuff hot IPOs into indexes as fast as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

“But fear exists. People are scurrying into stores and banks in fear of what’s to come.”

From Washington Post Feb. 28, 2022

Fans and players alike are scurrying around with phones in hand.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2021

Two growing kinds of unwanted information — mis and dis — are scurrying around unchecked.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2021

The clouds are scurrying swiftly across the sky, and now the moon shines forth again triumphant, and all things grow clearer.

From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess