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speed up

[speed-uhp] / ˈspidˌʌp /














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There has been a growing push, however, to speed up election results — without reducing voting options or security — gaining support from Gov. Gavin Newsom and many in the State Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Is there any scope to speed up the delivery of new stations along the south Wales mainline, the first of which aren't projected to get underway until 2029?

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The company’s flagship Delfi cloud operating system acts as a collaborative space where remote teams at an energy company leverage machine learning to eliminate workflow bottlenecks and significantly speed up drilling cycles.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Executives from the two railroads have said that the merger merits include reducing bottlenecks at interchange terminals which would speed up long-haul cargo deliveries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But you still had to have the Moon orbiting around the Earth, and you still needed epicycles to explain why the planets seem to slow down and speed up in their orbits.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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