maximum speed
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Samir Abboud, chief of emergency radiology for Northwestern Medicine, thought he was already working at maximum speed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
"All the trains are running at maximum speed at that junction since August."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
The maximum speed an animal can reach is determined by whichever limit is reached first -- and that limit is dictated by an animal's size.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024
The maximum speed of its high-speed ICE trains was limited to 200 kilometers per hour from the typical 300, which could cause further disruptions, the operator said.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Convoys drove through the night, at a maximum speed of twenty miles per hour, toward the missile sites.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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