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[rap-id] / ˈræp ɪd /


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Rapid gains in artificial-intelligence technology are bringing new competitors into the border-security business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

For Sandra De Anda, the network coordinator for Orange County Rapid Response Network, which connects immigrants to legal help and runs a hotline to report ICE sightings, the poll results are a source of pride.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“By connecting our two-sided marketplace with Uber, we’re bringing Uber rides directly into the Expedia app, and Expedia Group’s lodging inventory into the Uber app through our Rapid API technology.”

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Rapid developments in sport science in the last 20 years have run alongside the technological improvements in racing shoes.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“You can’t just slip something like that in casually! You’re talking to Rapid again?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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