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speed up

[speed-uhp] / ˈspidˌʌp /














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

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Typically, a company will use AI to speed up the paperwork while keeping the same layers of review and approval in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

While the team is using AI to try to improve and speed up its efforts, Zander said it was human scientists who had come up with the idea of changing materials.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

By the time we got him off his feet, the train had started to speed up again.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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