Example Sentences

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The palpable fear from campaigners like Mr Russell is that just as technology has been speeding up, hard-fought moves to put safety first have been slowing down.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

To understand why sea ice has been speeding up, Tandon says a spring can be a useful analogy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

The discounter, which is marketing Y2K inspired cargo pants and Barbiecore, has been speeding up development to get trends to market faster, though the company declined to offer more specific details.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023

Taiwan has been speeding up efforts to stockpile critical goods over fears of a future blockade, Mr. Lee said, though planning is still in the early stages.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

And so far removed from us are these suns, that the light which comes to us from them to-night has been speeding on its way for more than two million years.

From Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales by Taylor, Robert L.