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speed up

[speed-uhp] / ˈspidˌʌp /














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As the researchers note in the paper, pretraining can speed up inference, "but may also hinder learning new physics."

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

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

The latest was an announcement late Monday that Intel is expanding its deal with Cadence, a company that makes software and hardware that speed up the process of designing chips.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s a godsend that many of these new 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

Katya and the other pilots on the ground watched breathlessly, willing Marina to keep her speed up and turn the controls toward the working engine, as they’d been taught.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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