speed
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The drone boat deployed for rescue on Tuesday was Saronic’s Corsair, a 24-foot vessel with top speed of over 35 knots and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The technology, known as CPO, integrates optical transceivers and processors in the same package, and is touted for improving chip speed and power efficiency due to using light instead of electricity to move data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
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
She added: "I hope the publicity surrounding the case highlights the dangers of driving at speed, and acts as a reminder that we all have a responsibility when we get behind a wheel."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
I let myself speed up the tiniest bit for the last half-mile, ready to slow back down at the slightest twinge, but there’s nothing.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing speed
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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