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The Rally called to end the emergency, and was swiftly punished; one of the coalition leaders spent eighteen years in solitary confinement.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Republican state lawmakers moved swiftly last week, holding an hour-long hearing on Wednesday over a bill that would ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Here on the still-lawless frontier, life can be taken swiftly and without warning.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
The president justified the declaration by accusing the main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities but it was swiftly overturned by parliament.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Republican state lawmakers moved swiftly last week, holding an hour-long hearing on Wednesday over a bill that would ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Here on the still-lawless frontier, life can be taken swiftly and without warning.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
The president justified the declaration by accusing the main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities but it was swiftly overturned by parliament.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Swiftly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swiftly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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