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[speed] / spid /




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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

"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

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

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

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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