speed
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The components include sensors, so-called coreless motors that power precise high-speed movements and speed reducers often used in joints to mimic human motions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Castres' line speed and pressure on passes forced Saints into some early handling errors, one of which led to the visitors taking a deserved lead after eight minutes.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Thailand's government held talks this week on the haze, and some districts in Chiang Mai have issued disaster declarations to help speed up financial support.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
They don’t trade depth for speed so much as they trade time for contrast.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
He plunged into the water and swam toward the Shadow Dancer, but it spun in the wind and sailed away at a vicious speed, cutting head-on through the waves.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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