reduce speed
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It also offers Secure Core routing for added privacy, though this can reduce speed depending on the server path.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
In February of last year, the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to reduce speed limits on 177 miles of road by 5 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023
Tarriela said the vessels had to reduce speed to prevent a collision.
From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2023
On the approach to Sandilands, drivers are instructed to reduce speed to 20km/h to safely negotiate a sharp left turn, with a sign on the bend confirming it, jurors heard.
From BBC • May 17, 2023
I was roused from these meditations by the sudden roar of rushing waters as, in order to reduce speed, we plunged along the surface of the canal.
From Zarlah the Martian by Grisewood, R. Norman (Robert Norman)
