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speeds

  • plural
    of speed.
    speed
    noun
    rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.
  • present tense form
    of speed (3rd person singular).
    speed
    noun
    rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of sound.

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In a market where computing power is in short supply, Cerebras’s latest artificial-intelligence hardware promises ultrafast inference speeds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

He boasts a fastball that sits at 98 mph and often reaches triple digits, blistering speeds that would have been unimaginable a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

And the union's president Adam Hansen told BBC Sport there needs to be better helmet safety as cyclists hit record-breaking speeds during races.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Three narrow, dark tunnels along the way throttle speeds because of the sudden contrasts from broad daylight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Each kind of wave moves at a different speed, and those different speeds make it possible for some very clever equipment to detect an earthquake before it can be felt by humans.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland