1
: operated or adapted for operation at high speed
2
: relating to the production of short-exposure photographs of rapidly moving objects or events of short duration
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Reims is about 90 minutes from Paris by car or under an hour by high-speed train.
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Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
When the court issued the 2004 decision, high-speed internet, social media and smartphones were all in their infancy.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The other bill would extend CEQA exemptions to a host of other types of projects, including farmworker housing, high-speed rail stations, advanced manufacturing facilities and certain sewer systems.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Key operational practices, like emergency preparedness and earthquake resilience protocols, are adapted from Chinese high-speed rail standards.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
When the court issued the 2004 decision, high-speed internet, social media and smartphones were all in their infancy.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The other bill would extend CEQA exemptions to a host of other types of projects, including farmworker housing, high-speed rail stations, advanced manufacturing facilities and certain sewer systems.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Key operational practices, like emergency preparedness and earthquake resilience protocols, are adapted from Chinese high-speed rail standards.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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