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- adjective idiomatic Incredibly
fast
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Examples
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Pleasant, comfortable, unpretentious with lightning-quick service, this is simply a good place to eat within a 200-year-old former monastery.
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Philadelphia completed the comeback in stunning style when lightning-quick wide receiver DeSean Jackson fielded a punt and burst through the Giants on a thrilling 65-yard touchdown dash on the last play of the game.
Giants' Tuck seeks payback against Eagles for nightmare loss Reuters 2011
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He swatted the weapons clear with lightning-quick blows, never making contact long enough for me to try to feed on him.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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But less than two years out of Harvard, Mr. Lin, a 23-year-old, lightning-quick point guard from Palo Alto, Calif., is reclaiming the Ivy League's athletic honor before a global audience.
Ivy Leaguers Find Something New to Brag On: I Stopped the Linsanity Kevin Clark 2012
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-- G Carl "Tay" Jones, the Hawks 'smallish, but lightning-quick freshman guard, finished the season with a 15-point, three-assist game vs. Rhode Island in the opening round of the A-10 tourney.
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Mr. Simons no longer runs day-to-day trading at Renaissance Technologies, which manages nearly $16 billion and specializes in lightning-quick computer-based trades, so his pay actually dropped a bit in 2010.
Trader Racks Up a Second Epic Gain Gregory Zuckerman 2011
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The profile said the 5-foot-3 inch, 124-pound Ferrari had the nickname "pitbull" and was "charming and easy going with a lightning-quick temper."
'American Gladiator' Cop Cleared In Excessive Force Suit AP 2011
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The profile said the 5-foot-3 inch, 124-pound Ferrari had the nickname "pitbull" and was "charming and easy going with a lightning-quick temper."
'American Gladiator' Cop Cleared In Excessive Force Suit AP 2011
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Powerful, lightning-quick, Wolf often bypasses the more traditional multi-mallet playing for a driving performance with single-sticks that is intense, and puts a unique stamp on his style of play.
Brian Ross: Christian McBride & Inside Straight - Fame Eludes Greatness Brian Ross 2011
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-- G Carl "Tay" Jones, the Hawks 'smallish, but lightning-quick freshman guard, finished the season with a 15-point, three-assist game vs. Rhode Island in the opening round of the A-10 tourney.
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