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fasts

  • present tense form
    of fast (3rd person singular).
    fast
    adjective
    moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast pain reliever;

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Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sriramulu, a quiet Gandhian who had already undertaken several fasts for social causes, believed only self-sacrifice could force Delhi to listen.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Bishnoi meditates every morning and fasts many days of the month, the cousin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Still, scientists have had only a limited understanding of exactly how the body responds during longer fasts.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

He claims this dream to be divinely inspired, and fasts this day.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson