speed walking
Americannoun
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Origin of speed walking
First recorded in 1985–90
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Now, a research group from Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering has replicated human-like variable speed walking using a musculoskeletal model -- one steered by a reflex control method reflective of the human nervous system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024
She is almost always scribbling, at least when she’s not speed walking, her head tucked into a yellow legal pad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024
I suggested a walk-and-talk office hour, speed walking around my local park.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021
What is her speed walking and her speed riding her bike?
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Before I knew it, I found myself speed walking to catch up with her.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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