in short order
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If the economy stays sluggish or gets worse and inflation falls, those could look like good deals in short order.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
"And I think it'll be done in short order."
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Had he simply fought Fox’s complaint the right way, he may well have defeated the charges in short order.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Miller promised, too, “I’ll have him back in short order, Mrs. Bowditch!”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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