thick and fast
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Rate increases were coming "thick and fast", he said.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Both midfielders were given a rare rest in the win over Mansfield Town in the FA Cup fifth round but with crunch games coming thick and fast, their availability is going to be key.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Yoon was never much loved by the public, and scandals came thick and fast.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
At times, however, the passages quoted from letters and memoirs come so thick and fast that they threaten to overwhelm the connecting strand of Mr. Hart’s own chronological narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
He had never been more exhilarated in his life, but the tears came thick and fast at the same time.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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