sped
Americanverb
verb
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He said he observed unmarked vehicles when one suddenly sped off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Zuckerberg sped up Muse's launch due to Instinct's popularity, the New York Times reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Donald Trump then sped off in the presidential limo known as the Beast — at nearly 100 mph, according to pool reports — and headed for an event in Oklahoma.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Police say its database, searchable with a few keystrokes, has sped up arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The gnome repeated the message in a croaky little voice and then sped off to deliver it, chanting, “Message for Red! Message for Red!” over and over.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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