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speedy

[spee-dee] / ˈspi di /


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"I wish him to feel better and speedy recovery if he is injured."

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The Rams never found a way to consistently deploy speedy receiver Tutu Atwell.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

A statement issued by the embassy sent condolences to the family and the UK's Palestinian community and wished the girl a speedy recovery.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Logistics operators’ efforts to automate more warehouses are accelerating as wages rise and consumer demand for speedy deliveries increases, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Liz Young writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Yes, she would give him my wishes for his speedy recovery.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

One said the Premier League should be "actively seeking to put in place a better system" to ensure speedier resolutions.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

David Carbon, vice president of Amazon Prime Air, said the service provides customers with a speedier option when needed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

And because they are smaller and speedier, they also pump less heat into your kitchen.

From BBC Jul. 8, 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

We had already filed for permanent residency through my uncle, but once my grandmother became a green card holder, we decided to see if another application would be a speedier option.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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

Reality TV personality Ariana Madix of “Vanderpump Rules” fame and a Season 32 contestant added, “omg sending all my love to you and hayley and hoping for the speediest of recoveries.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2023

It also oversaw one of the speediest efforts in the nation among large cities to utilize Emergency Housing Vouchers, a pandemic-era federal program created to quickly move people from the streets into housing.

From Seattle Times Jun. 8, 2023

“I’m the twenty-fourth speediest typist in the class.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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