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Recent Examples of high-speed
The goal is to enable human workers and high-speed industrial robots to share the same workspace safely.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Their first project, Hot Laps, is a celebrity interview and automotive series that pairs high-speed track driving with candid conversations featuring Hollywood stars, athletes, and cultural icons.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Dash camera footage from a high-speed chase over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge shows Florida Highway Patrol Troopers tracking a speeding driver.
—Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Other upgrades include Starlink high-speed broadband, NACS fast charging, joystick control, and software that allows an owner to manage features from a smartphone.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Their first project, Hot Laps, is a celebrity interview and automotive series that pairs high-speed track driving with candid conversations featuring Hollywood stars, athletes, and cultural icons.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Dash camera footage from a high-speed chase over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge shows Florida Highway Patrol Troopers tracking a speeding driver.
—Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Other upgrades include Starlink high-speed broadband, NACS fast charging, joystick control, and software that allows an owner to manage features from a smartphone.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-speed
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Improvements in blood tests, meanwhile, dovetail with rapid developments in treatments for various cancers, making the disease ever more survivable or even curable.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
22 June 2026
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At 1221 Broadway and part of the City Center mixed-use complex, the landmark tower was taken back through a speedy foreclosure process, documents filed on June 16 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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States, counties, and cities must have an adequate number of disease intervention specialists for speedy case investigation, partner services, and linkage to care.—
Jeffrey D. Klausner,
STAT,
17 June 2026
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Social media reactions were swift to spot the similarities to the classic skate shoe.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
21 June 2026
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The night was packed with finishes, including Murtazali Magomedov's rare twister submission and Levan Chokheli's swift TKO.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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These scenarios' rapid-fire strangeness recalls WarioWare.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
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The perpetual buzz of mining bees mingled with the shuffle of rabbits through the bushes, woodpeckers’ rapid-fire drilling, and the hard-staccato tchack, tchack, tchack of ravenlike birds known as jackdaws, creating a subtle symphony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Digital assets are moving at hyper-lightning speed.—
Manny Khan,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Western forces have largely beat a hasty retreat from Africa’s coup-prone Sahel region in recent years.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Meanwhile, some Jackson County taxing jurisdictions have criticized the county’s tax policies as hasty and damaging.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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In Foster the Snowman, a couple without kids take an accelerated journey through every parenting milestone when they’re forced to adopt an adorable snowman whose whole magical life will play out in just 72 hours.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Multiple flu vaccines currently on the market were first licensed using an accelerated pathway, Wellington Sun, a former FDA employee, noted during the meeting’s public comment period.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
18 June 2026
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The fleet buildup is designed to prevent such single points of failure, and the new bill contains language that would require NOAA to have backup aircraft on hand for each mission.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Airlines generally plan for fleet growth years in advance, and the bulk of an aircraft's price is paid when a carrier receives it.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-speed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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