reduce speed

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It also offers Secure Core routing for added privacy, though this can reduce speed depending on the server path.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

In February of last year, the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to reduce speed limits on 177 miles of road by 5 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

In areas where signalling systems are not operational, trains will need to reduce speed.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

He added that there had been no signals warning him to reduce speed before the curve where the crash occurred.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Evidently they thought they were witnessing an exhibition of poor seamanship, and they yelled their warnings to the tug to reduce speed and throw the helm hard to port.

From The Land That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice