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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Researchers at Harvard and Boston University have found that Black Americans are more likely to live near high-speed roads and less likely to have sidewalks, bike lanes, or working crosswalks.
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Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Internally, the extremely welcome high-speed storage helps cut initial load times on games like Mario Kart 8 roughly in half (16.5 seconds on the Switch versus 8.5 seconds on the Switch 2 in our testing).
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
After more than two years of stonewalling, the city of Orlando has agreed to a $300,000 legal settlement — the maximum payable under Florida law — in the case of a young mother who perished in a 2023 car crash linked to an improper high-speed police chase.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
Though Democrats have held a trifecta of control over the executive branch and both chambers in the state Legislature, there’s often a sense the party hasn’t delivered on promises such as affordable housing or high-speed rail.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
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Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Internally, the extremely welcome high-speed storage helps cut initial load times on games like Mario Kart 8 roughly in half (16.5 seconds on the Switch versus 8.5 seconds on the Switch 2 in our testing).
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
After more than two years of stonewalling, the city of Orlando has agreed to a $300,000 legal settlement — the maximum payable under Florida law — in the case of a young mother who perished in a 2023 car crash linked to an improper high-speed police chase.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025
Though Democrats have held a trifecta of control over the executive branch and both chambers in the state Legislature, there’s often a sense the party hasn’t delivered on promises such as affordable housing or high-speed rail.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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