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Since then, the company’s business model has shifted restlessly, from a retail loyalty-points app to a technical-infrastructure play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He was a high-flying corporate lawyer, who viewed downtime as "wasted time", restlessly pushing himself to success.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

We roam relentlessly through our memories of the past and ruminate restlessly on the future, thinking, if only it was this perfectly verifiable way, or that exactly quantifiable way.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

For the first half of the series’ existence, It’s About Time restlessly bounced around bookstores and libraries in Seattle’s North End, including Third Place Books Ravenna and SPL’s University Branch.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

As their ritual combat moved toward the second phase, the two bears began to prowl restlessly on the snow, edging forward, swinging their heads.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman