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speed

[speed] / spid /




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Before landing, however, they experienced additional melting and fragmentation while continuing to lose speed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

He said that when there is a system failure, a 24-hour control centre in Madrid takes over, but it had made an "inexplicable" decision to instruct the trains to move again, without any speed restrictions.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

It could retain more profit, improve delivery speed or hold down prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

They felt the sub surge forward at tremendous speed.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

According to the researchers, optical switching could achieve speeds more than 1,000 times greater than conventional methods that depend on external magnetic fields.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

Instead of relying on the familiar side-to-side motion of slithering, dwarf reedsnakes can rapidly roll across the ground, reaching speeds about four times faster than their usual movement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Chancellor waves her arm, and the glowing serpent speeds up its trajectory toward Earth.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

I hailed a passing cab and we sped the dozen blocks to the restaurant, which glowed in the darkness ahead like a lighthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The grid appears to show that she sped up between the 35 and 40km marks, when she was allegedly on the bike.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Champagne region fared less well as growers had to harvest exceptionally early after the extreme heat sped sugar buildup -- and hence natural alcohol production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

I’ve only gotten one sleeve on by the time Babs has sped back down the stairs.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Out-of-pocket expenses for things like exam fees were also to be covered, while progression through the five resident doctors pay bands was to be speeded up.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

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

The move speeded things up but raised concerns of potential corruption — a worry Syniehubov asserted was overstated.

From Seattle Times ● May 1, 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

He said the village already suffered from "heavy vehicles occasionally speeding down the main road" and he feared that could get worse.

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

But they weren't quick enough for a speeding skateboard!

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


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