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 high-speed trains will go up to 220 mph, officials said, allowing passengers to ride from Rancho Cucamonga to the Strip in less than two hours.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Family Finds Python 'Snake Ball' at Home Coiled Under Kid's Toy: 'A Little Bit of a Surprise'
Thorne's high-speed snaking spotting is one of several surprising spring snake encounters.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Mint customers will soon gain free talk and text and 3GB of high-speed data roaming in Canada.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
Work is set to begin April 22 on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
—Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Where will the stations be? Southern Californians can catch a ride on the high-speed train at stations in Rancho Cucamonga, Hesperia, Victor Valley and Las Vegas.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The pair were in his home studio in Brooklyn, inching closer to the climax of Swift’s high-speed exit from the wreckage of a relationship that never stood a chance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
Ground was broken Monday on what is said to be America’s first high-speed rail.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Construction of a high-speed railway between southern California and Las Vegas officially broke ground on Monday, bringing the West Coast one step closer to a sustainable transportation option between the two states.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Family Finds Python 'Snake Ball' at Home Coiled Under Kid's Toy: 'A Little Bit of a Surprise'
Thorne's high-speed snaking spotting is one of several surprising spring snake encounters.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Mint customers will soon gain free talk and text and 3GB of high-speed data roaming in Canada.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
Work is set to begin April 22 on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
—Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
Where will the stations be? Southern Californians can catch a ride on the high-speed train at stations in Rancho Cucamonga, Hesperia, Victor Valley and Las Vegas.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The pair were in his home studio in Brooklyn, inching closer to the climax of Swift’s high-speed exit from the wreckage of a relationship that never stood a chance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
Ground was broken Monday on what is said to be America’s first high-speed rail.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Construction of a high-speed railway between southern California and Las Vegas officially broke ground on Monday, bringing the West Coast one step closer to a sustainable transportation option between the two states.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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