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 chase began along Loop 820 and ended near a Lowe’s store on Texas 26 (Grapevine Highway) east of Precinct Line Road in Hurst, police said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
From fraud detection to high-speed execution, intelligent systems eliminate inefficiencies and redefine financial participation.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The high-speed chase continued and the Hyundai went off to the Interstate 65 exit, re-entered Interstate 80/94, and then exited on Cline Avenue.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
In El Paso, a heavily Democratic city in West Texas, local officials have been documenting a rise in high-speed car chases initiated by the D.P.S. in pursuit of alleged human smugglers.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
From fraud detection to high-speed execution, intelligent systems eliminate inefficiencies and redefine financial participation.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The high-speed chase continued and the Hyundai went off to the Interstate 65 exit, re-entered Interstate 80/94, and then exited on Cline Avenue.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
In El Paso, a heavily Democratic city in West Texas, local officials have been documenting a rise in high-speed car chases initiated by the D.P.S. in pursuit of alleged human smugglers.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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