hurdling for hurtling

[sagehen]

>>>From a PECO (Phila. Electric Co.) flyer enclosed with the monthly bill:
>
>...we were pleased to see our customer satisfaction survey results improve
>> during the first half of this year, hurdling past four other companies in
>> our group of 21 large utility peers.
>>
> >The confusion is understandable. Still...
>
>m a m
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Really, it's rather apt, considering how often "hurtling" exists in
downward motion contexts: things falling from great heights,&c., whereas
"hurdling" invokes a contest, which our society valorizes above all.
AM

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