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are speeding

  • present progressive
    of speed.
    speed
    noun
    rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.

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Citi noted an “accelerating AI race” in China, as AI model developers are speeding up the release of ever more powerful models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Declines in oil stocks are speeding up – and there’s no end in sight just yet.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

Officers will pull over vehicles that are speeding or driving unsafely, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

"Boats are speeding, and whales are dying — it's just that simple," said Oceana Campaign Director Gib Brogan, who urged regulators to boost enforcement of the speed restrictions.

From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2023

Now the other thing you will notice as we speed past Pluto is that we are speeding past Pluto.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson