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speedy

[spee-dee] / ˈspi di /


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"We pray that the martyrs' souls rest in peace and wish the injured a speedy recovery. May God protect and watch over Jordan and its people."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Governments need to throw their legislative weight behind speedy rollouts of more energy capacity for electricity-hungry AI technology, with Britain having some of the highest electricity prices in the advanced world, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

October has also been an ugly month for the sector but this time around, JPMorgan’s global strategy team does not anticipate a recovery anywhere near as speedy and emphatic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

King provided just enough material for a speedy feature, and so the series has been packed with extras.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then I did the speedy keep-your-feet-low-to-the-ground-so-you-don’t-bounce-too-much shuffle down to the lav, took care of my business, opened the stall door feeling one hundred percent better, and shot straight up in the air.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

The measure would let the City Council raise building height limits, set strict timelines on planning votes and automatically approve some amendments, opening the door to taller towers and speedier permitting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 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

SK Hynix was an early leader in high-bandwidth memory, which enables processor chips made by the likes of Nvidia to carry out speedier AI computations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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

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

“Rapid Ruth,” as Ginsburg jokingly called herself, was the court’s speediest writer.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

At more than 560 pages, the book demands, and earns, a significant commitment from even the speediest reader.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022

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

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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