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expedite

[ek-spi-dahyt] / ˈɛk spɪˌdaɪt /


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The project also underscores the need for permitting reform to help expedite the planning and approval process for similar projects moving forward, the senator said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

In its lawsuit, Posillico made explicit that it did not contest the use of waivers to expedite construction of the wall.

From Salon May 25, 2026

"Oceanwide Expeditions is working to provide clarity and reassurance to guests and expedite their disembarkation and medical screening," the company said in a statement.

From BBC May 5, 2026

The Justice Department also reauthorized single-drug lethal injections in an effort to expedite capital punishment cases.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Coin thought the parachutes would expedite the war.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Airlines have worked with the agency to develop a biometric process that expedites verification.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

For her, the intention of “Please Be Nice” is to make pool accessible to young women: “It’s a community cheering for each other and seeing each other get good. It expedites people’s learning.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2024

"This expedites the process of healing, allowing the body to move forward with tissue repair and recovery," Brown says.

From Science Daily Apr. 11, 2024

The bill provides a “more appropriate” timeline to meet the state’s clean energy goals outlined in law and expedites the environmental review and regulatory processes, Lising said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2023

Babylon from here, As I was forced to take my devious way, Is a long journey of two hundred leagues; And gathering in one's debts is not--at best, A task that expedites a traveller's steps.

From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

Because of the case’s expedited status, the judge said she looked closely at only one of the three markets where the plaintiff states allege the merger could bring anticompetitive harms — wide-release Hollywood films.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"He committed to move the project on a very expedited schedule - astonishingly fast by Canadian standards, and appears to have delivered," he said.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

They rarely include arguments, have limited briefings and have expedited timetables, and justices infrequently provide explanation of how they voted or to cite legal precedent.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Because advanced pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, breakthrough therapies that demonstrate this kind of significant survival benefit are often granted expedited or priority review.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2026

“Ravenel Approach, this is Marine 657. I have a fire warning light. Request penetration and vector for expedited landing. Over.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"Whilst councils are being forced into damaging cuts, we are also expediting service transformation, which must be recognised as we begin to consider our role and expectations in public service reform," he added.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Let’s hope the new leadership understands the importance of expediting treatments for deadly and rare diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Dr. Makary likes to boast that the FDA is becoming more flexible and expediting breakthrough treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

“I’m expediting state funds for food banks and directing the California National Guard and California Volunteers to help distribute this food to families,” Newsom said in an Oct.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2025

Weaver brought the blind request to Raymond Fosdick, disguised as a grant application “for expediting the construction of the giant cyclotron, and for the purchase of certain associated equipment.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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