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speed up

[speed-uhp] / ˈspidˌʌp /














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Pierluigi Collina, the head of referees, is determined to speed up the matches and to reduce the potential for match-changing mistakes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Turkey said raising the global share of energy demand met by electricity from roughly 20 percent to 35 percent by 2035 would speed up the shift from fossil fuels to renewable power.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s a godsend that many new energy technologies are available off the shelf right now, and this crisis will likely speed up the energy transition all over the world.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Senate and Los Angeles mayor—despite a recent change in law designed to slightly speed up the turtle-like process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But you still had to have the Moon orbiting around the Earth, and you still needed epicycles to explain why the planets seem to slow down and speed up in their orbits.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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