speed
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“It’s just really how quickly can ‘the Alien’ get up to speed for us,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
“He knows that he kind of needs that speed governor on his running.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Approaches that influence macrophage polarization are especially promising, with several drugs showing an ability to encourage M2 states and speed wound closure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
"We encourage people to be aware of the impacts of drought and use a little less water to speed up the recovery from drought."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
She worked twice the speed of any of them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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"So matter just pummels directly onto the surface, at very high speeds, like an asteroid hitting the Moon."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Even so, she is still not sure she would be comfortable if her daughter wanted to race in Top Fuel, with its extreme speeds.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Beyond any ground speeds, Musk has even suggested the Roadster might hover or fly by using technology from his rocket company SpaceX.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It can travel driverless from a rail depot to a station at speeds of up to 40 kilometres per hour.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Chancellor waves her arm, and the glowing serpent speeds up its trajectory toward Earth.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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The grid appears to show that she sped up between the 35 and 40km marks, when she was allegedly on the bike.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Champagne region fared less well as growers had to harvest exceptionally early after the extreme heat sped sugar buildup -- and hence natural alcohol production.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Adjusting generally takes one day per time zone crossed, a process sped by maximizing sunlight exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Donald Trump then sped off in the presidential limo known as the Beast — at nearly 100 mph, according to pool reports — and headed for an event in Oklahoma.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pong dug the boat's propeller into the water, willing it to go faster as he sped northward.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Out-of-pocket expenses for things like exam fees were also to be covered, while progression through the five resident doctors pay bands was to be speeded up.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
It wasn’t long before USC finally speeded away from Iowa, with Desmond Claude and Saint Thomas taking control to close out the Hawkeyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
But the biggest thing Ghai and his family are doing does not directly involve workers at all: They’ve speeded up and expanded their use of technology, especially AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
The move speeded things up but raised concerns of potential corruption — a worry Syniehubov asserted was overstated.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
He hated athletics because it speeded up the process of sweat.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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In the long run, local governments may increase their property-tax rates, while increasing the cost of things like beach parking or the fines on school-zone speeding, said Lubin.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"It's hard to overstate how dangerous speeding towards RSI is," Wang posted in response to Coxon's resignation, referring to recursive self-improvement, which is a technique where software is designed to continuously teach itself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Los Angeles drivers will have a harder time getting away with speeding come Halloween, with 125 cameras scheduled to be installed throughout the city to catch those driving over the speed limit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
EastEnders actor Shane Richie has been banned from driving for six months after he was caught speeding.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I needed a moment. I will never forget the way he panicked when his heart rate started speeding up...”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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