galloping
Americanadjective
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at a gallop; running or moving quickly.
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progressing rapidly to some conclusion, as a disease.
galloping pneumonia.
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growing or spreading rapidly.
galloping inflation.
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"I was just trying to be really honest," he adds of the tributary track, which features on his first solo album in 15 years, Blind on a Galloping Horse.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023
"Galloping price increases and widening poverty is the reason for public anger," said Otgochuluu Chuluuntseren, an economist and former government official.
From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022
Even 82 years later, the legendary collapse of the original Narrows Bridge, remembered by many as Galloping Gertie, still looms large in the collective consciousness of South Sound residents.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022
I became a connoisseur of “The Galloping Gourmet.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2019
Galloping low with Woolf flat over his back, Seabiscuit flew into the lane, the clean peninsula of track narrowing ahead as the crowd pushed forward.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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