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swiftness

  • a word derived from swift.
    swift
    adjective
    moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid.

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The former forester was hired in just one week -- a swiftness that demonstrates a major problem facing Ukraine's economy amid Russian invasion: severe labour shortages.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

"Some surgical procedures appeared to be undertaken with great swiftness," it says.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

Macron described concerns over the swiftness of Sarkozy’s sentence as “legitimate debate in a democracy, because everyone wants there to be avenues for appeal and recourse.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

Elsewhere, it was less jubilation than confusion at the swiftness of Assad’s fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024

I win the first battle, but Helene rebounds in the second, nearly taking my head off with the swiftness of her attack.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir