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Recent Examples of high-speed
The Boston Police Department is under fire for failing to turn over records in an internal affairs investigation of an officer involved in a high-speed chase that killed three teenagers and is subject to other complaints.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
At the time, joining the ARPANET required leasing high-speed phone lines for $100,000 per year.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Since 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has delivered major projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail in Indonesia and the Boten-Vientiane railway in Laos—both of which are now up and running, with plans for further expansion.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The growing constellation has enabled SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to over 5 million subscribers across the globe.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
At the time, joining the ARPANET required leasing high-speed phone lines for $100,000 per year.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Since 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has delivered major projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail in Indonesia and the Boten-Vientiane railway in Laos—both of which are now up and running, with plans for further expansion.
—Lynn Kuok, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
The growing constellation has enabled SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to over 5 million subscribers across the globe.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-speed
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Since taking office, the Trump administration has implemented rapid, significant changes to United States immigration policy.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The rapid rise of ransomware attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities and data breaches has created an environment of persistent uncertainty, leaving organizations grappling with how to stay resilient in the face of evolving threats.—
Francis Dinha,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Isaacman’s confirmation hearing - set to be live-streamed and chaired by Senator Ted Cruz, a powerful booster of NASA’s space advances - could lead to speedy approval by the full Senate for his ascent to head the globe’s premier aerospace agency.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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While officials insisted all 200-plus deportees who were sent to El Salvador on March 15 were members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), the AEA allowed speedy removal without a court hearing.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, before things turned deadly, his wife jumped to his aid, saving his life with her swift actions, according to reports.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The fallout at the Ivy League school has been swift – and the consequences will be enormous, scientists have warned.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Did translating your rapid-fire dialogue into French and then into English subtitles present any challenges?—
Michael Ausiello,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the department still needs the Accenture agents given the rapid-fire layoffs at the federal level, according to Wu.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2025
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Weiss and his allies were outvoted 4-3 by those wanting a hasty, truncated search.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Some of those pages have been restored, with a Pentagon official telling NPR that the military's review of images, stories and social media posts has been too hasty in some respects.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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The mayor faulted the accelerated consideration of the anti-fluoridation legislation, which did not go through the commission’s routine committee process.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
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Grand Canyon University, a private Christian university based in Phoenix, Arizona, celebrated the onset of its accelerated nursing program on Tuesday.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 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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With this in mind, fleet electrification represents not only technological change but also an opportunity to digitally transform an industry that has seen modest evolution over the past 50 years.—
Charlie Jardine,
Forbes,
16 Oct. 2024
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But there aren’t enough helicopters available for initial pilot training, current and former Army aviators told Forbes, and active-duty and National Guard aircrews simply aren’t getting enough flying hours in peacetime.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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Wonder plant and insect camera Bird Buddy is moving on to smaller flying creatures of the outdoors.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
7 Jan. 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-speed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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