top speed
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The drone boat deployed for rescue on Tuesday was Saronic’s Corsair, a 24-foot vessel with top speed of over 35 knots and a range of over 1,000 nautical miles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Salah is among the fastest players in Premier League history, registering a top speed of 36.64km/h, in 2021, according to official Opta statistics.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The skin of the plane would need to withstand temperatures up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit at top speed, and zero degrees—the external temperature—when the plane came to lower altitudes and slower speeds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The boy’s electric motorcycle was a 2025 Surron Ultra Bee, advertised by Surron as capable of reaching a top speed of 56 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He was on the blacktop, and was coming my way at top speed.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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