- present participle of speed.
speeding
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"It's hard to overstate how dangerous speeding towards RSI is," Wang posted in response to Coxon's resignation, referring to recursive self-improvement, which is a technique where software is designed to continuously teach itself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The cameras will take a photo of the speeding vehicle’s license plate, with the license plate data used to identify the registered vehicle’s owner on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For the speeding offence, Richie entered a guilty plea in writing and his case was dealt with in private via the Single Justice Procedure, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I’m not advocating for speeding, but you’re not bound by the confines of traffic, where you have a stoplight at every block.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
But that sorrow and that rage might incinerate her, same as that storm yesterday, with its lightning bolts speeding through this flat land, looking for the one thing still standing.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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And as I went downward through the miles, lo! all the aether of the world seemed to be surged with the silent prayers and speedings of those quiet multitudes.
From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson