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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The combination of those respective services is over $1,500 a year, and that doesn’t include the fees that come with basic cable packages or high-speed Wi-Fi that is needed to accommodate the platforms.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
As per the team, both are critical for high-speed locomotion and dynamic balance.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
The beats are slanted yet symmetrical, like a high-speed wind tunnel of pure adrenaline.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
China looms large in Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s Abundance (2025) as an example of a country that, unlike the US, can build solar panels and high-speed rail at speed and scale.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
As per the team, both are critical for high-speed locomotion and dynamic balance.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
The beats are slanted yet symmetrical, like a high-speed wind tunnel of pure adrenaline.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
China looms large in Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s Abundance (2025) as an example of a country that, unlike the US, can build solar panels and high-speed rail at speed and scale.
—Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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