speedy
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Reporters traveling with the president confirmed the unusually speedy trip.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
"I pray for his speedy recovery and good health."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most of the new capital came from existing investors, in part to give priority to a speedy deal, the people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The BBC spoke to people in Washington DC to learn how concerned they are over the technology and it's speedy development.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
As a child my mother had shown a tendency for drawing and mud sculpture and could still amuse us with her speedy recreations of a popular cartoon woodpecker.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Those travellers already go through a pre-approval process with the US government in order to receive speedier security screening at US airports.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The company is even investigating lasers and ultrasound as potentially speedier methods of slicing pizzas than a traditional knife blade.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
When rookie left fielder Ryan Ward walked in the seventh inning, the speedier and more defensively sound Alex Call replaced him on the bases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Instead of undergoing Tommy John surgery, when a torn ligament is replaced entirely, Atlanta Braves ace Spencer Strider underwent a new procedure that uses an internal brace and can lead to a speedier recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
He suggested to Garfield that his wife would have a speedier recovery in the cool sea breezes of New Jersey away from the stifling heat and humidity of Washington.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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It can be the speediest option at the airport, on par or better than Clear, in part because travelers are still learning about it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the first half, this pattern occurred but it was Kane making the run in behind and, for all of his quality, he is not the speediest.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Miami traded five draft picks for Hill in March, bringing in one of the NFL’s shiftiest, speediest wideouts to ignite an offense that has flourished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
Companies will often choose the speediest delivery for you, but you can sometimes switch to slower delivery when you’re checking out.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
“I’m the twenty-fourth speediest typist in the class.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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