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[rap-id] / ˈræp ɪd /


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The rapid AI-driven discovery of flaws creates pressure on organizations, especially smaller vendors and the public sector, to automate defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead of relying on separate fuel systems for different types of maneuvers, future spacecraft could use a single propellant to perform both rapid movements and slow, highly controlled adjustments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The Southern California Assn. of Governments recently released a preliminary map of transit hubs that would be included in the bill that follows Metro’s rapid transit map through Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A high P/E ratio means investors expect rapid future profit growth for the company, but it can also show that a stock is overvalued.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And yet she had been the first English battleship to have gunports and to mount complete batteries of siege artillery—a really key ship in the development process at a time of rapid technological change.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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