speed-read
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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So were the page-long passages and the pressure to speed-read them.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
It’s just a huge ask for a quarterback to speed-read a playbook, go through one day of practice, then successfully advance the ball in an actual game, let alone assemble a drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
He ran out and bought a copy, speed-read it, then headed to the island himself.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
Here’s what Smith had been watching inside the audit: batches of 50 ballots, swinging around on a Lazy Susan, as three people speed-read votes in the presidential race and the U.S.
From Slate ● May 23, 2021
She read the books on Obinze’s list but also, randomly, pulled out book after book, reading a chapter before deciding which she would speed-read in the library and which she would check out.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The actors at times seem to be speed-reading their lines, rushing through the notoriously long play to get to the good bits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
He took a speed-reading course so he could plow through all the documents that piled up on his desk—and seemed to read, and comprehend, most of them.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2024
Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon and Jimmy Carter each invited instructors from Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics to give speed-reading courses to White House staff, a fact the company cited in its marketing.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
It’s speed-reading a room with the emphasis on the collective, not on specific individuals.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2019
But forget how many words there are; speed-reading ahead, I need to figure out how to deliver stuff like “we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving” like a boy.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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