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speed

[speed] / spid /




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GSK reported an increase in third-quarter sales, boosted by its specialty medicines segment, as the U.K. drugmaker works to cut costs and speed up the development of its drug pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Schmidt is one of a growing number of people living with the noise of drones dispatched by companies including Amazon and Walmart as they seek to speed up home deliveries.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between the bacteria living in the human gut and the speed at which the body ages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Everyone turns to go-to people because it is expedient, and that bent for speed undermines the total business capability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Even at the speed he was sliding across the ice, Duane could still take the time to imagine how delicious one or four blackberry Snow Delights would taste.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Faster lane speeds and the growing number of interconnects needed for AI data centers should continue to drive demand for optics, Daryanani said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"The speeds are now where they need to be," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Near a black hole, powerful gravitational forces cause gas to move at extremely high speeds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The S5 comes into its own at highway speeds: Big, stable, refined, quiet, loads of reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Then he speeds up as before, and I follow.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

He said he observed unmarked vehicles when one suddenly sped off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Zuckerberg sped up Muse's launch due to Instinct's popularity, the New York Times reported.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Donald Trump then sped off in the presidential limo known as the Beast — at nearly 100 mph, according to pool reports — and headed for an event in Oklahoma.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It comes as the passthrough of wholesale prices to retail prices has sped up for gas prices overall, but less intensely for electricity, with variation among different countries remaining in both cases, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

When they all reached the end of the aisle they sped around the corner.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

It wasn’t long before USC finally speeded away from Iowa, with Desmond Claude and Saint Thomas taking control to close out the Hawkeyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025

EU leaders agreed at a summit on Thursday that returns of irregular migrants should be speeded up.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024

However, a smaller majority of 58% wanted the use of renewable energy sources and moving to a greener economy speeded up, according to another recent Eurobarometer survey.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024

But the biggest thing Ghai and his family are doing does not directly involve workers at all: They’ve speeded up and expanded their use of technology, especially AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024

The merry-go-round had speeded up, I heard his voice but no longer listened.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

His mother, he said, saw a grey Renault Clio car speeding by and heard "loud bangs".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

At the time, he was ordered to pay just under £4,000 in fines for the spate of offences, including two speeding tickets acquired on the same day.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The new menu items also anchor a turnaround effort that includes improving food quality and speeding up service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the long run, local governments may increase their property-tax rates, while increasing the cost of things like beach parking or the fines on school-zone speeding, said Lubin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

In that case, a police officer pulled over Robert Robinette, allegedly for speeding.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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