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Recent Examples of high-speed
The rule made kickoffs more like scrimmage plays by placing the coverage players and blockers close together to eliminate the high-speed collisions that had contributed to so many injuries on the play.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
China treated high-speed rail as a national priority, pouring hundreds of billions into construction.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Bright out west The lone bright spot for high-speed rail in the United States may be taking shape in the Mojave Desert.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter brought a high-speed and ultra punchy energy to her performance at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
China treated high-speed rail as a national priority, pouring hundreds of billions into construction.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Bright out west The lone bright spot for high-speed rail in the United States may be taking shape in the Mojave Desert.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter brought a high-speed and ultra punchy energy to her performance at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-speed
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Potential applications include areas where both high energy storage and rapid power delivery are essential, such as electric vehicles, drones, and high-demand electronics.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Spirit coach Adrián Gonzaléz subbed on two speedy forwards moments after the red card, forcing the Current to respect that speed and direct ability to attack.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the mission has continued its speedy departure from the Solar System and could become the third spacecraft to return data from interstellar space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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This swift reversal highlights how rapidly speculative investments can dissipate in a market driven more by hype than by underlying fundamentals.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the Gates worked at a swift clip, releasing three more albums over the next three years.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wröbel emphasized how these rapid-fire trends have led brands to chase after a wider variety of fits.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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Caglianone, who sported a full beard, listened intently as questions came his way rapid-fire.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said Robinson allegedly sniped Kirk from a position on top of the Sorensen Student Center, several hundred feet away from him, and then made a hasty retreat into a nearby neighborhood.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Oriental Theater’s longtime landlord, The Sager Family, had alerted them to the Federal Theatre’s availability in late 2023, following the hasty departure of a church that had occupied the building for several years.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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The good news is that stem cells can recover from the accelerated aging once an astronaut returns to Earth, according to preliminary results from a separate, upcoming study, although the recovery takes about a year.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Courts have found that at least some of his accelerated deportation efforts violate constitutional rights to due process.—
Sofia Menchu,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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India is one the world’s fastest growing aviation markets with a fleet size of over 800 aircraft and annual traffic of 240 million passengers.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Advanced fleet management platforms can empower not only fleet owners but also independent fleet and telematics service providers to build advanced fleet digitalization applications, across sectors and countries.—
Aliaksandr Kuushynau,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Only worth around $15 nowadays, but this card spawned so many anti-flying cards.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lower end of that spectrum (2,000 kelvins) will provide an orangey, amber light and attract the fewest flying insects.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-speed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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