in short order
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Banks might have to make hard decisions in short order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
And at the centre of it all was poor 22-year-old Kinsky, selected ahead of previous first-choice Guglielmo Vicario, but substituted in short order after two slips gifted goals to Marcos Llorente and Julian Alvarez.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
This is the stuff that usually ends in short order with a resignation, either of the member’s own volition or at the speaker’s insistence.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
“Scrubs” being what it is, the joy returns in short order.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
Julia was an ambitious woman and clearly a very beautiful one, but she would come to her senses in short order.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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