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speedy

[spee-dee] / ˈspi di /


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Reporters traveling with the president confirmed the unusually speedy trip.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

At the entrance to one registration office, a maternity health leaflet wishes newlyweds “a happy marriage and a speedy pregnancy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Rams reacquired the speedy Atwell in a trade for running back Jarquez Hunter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

"I wish him to feel better and speedy recovery if he is injured."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The challenge was coming up with a system that was secure, practical, and speedy enough to be used for thousands of messages a day.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

David Carbon, vice president of Amazon Prime Air, said the service provides customers with a speedier option when needed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

One said the Premier League should be "actively seeking to put in place a better system" to ensure speedier resolutions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

And because they are smaller and speedier, they also pump less heat into your kitchen.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

When rookie left fielder Ryan Ward walked in the seventh inning, the speedier and more defensively sound Alex Call replaced him on the bases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

He suggested to Garfield that his wife would have a speedier recovery in the cool sea breezes of New Jersey away from the stifling heat and humidity of Washington.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

It can be the speediest option at the airport, on par or better than Clear, in part because travelers are still learning about it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In the first half, this pattern occurred but it was Kane making the run in behind and, for all of his quality, he is not the speediest.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Guyton is the speediest of the Chargers’ wideouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Companies will often choose the speediest delivery for you, but you can sometimes switch to slower delivery when you’re checking out.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022

“I’m the twenty-fourth speediest typist in the class.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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