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- noun Plural form of
speed . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
speed .
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Examples
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Many studies have illustrated the primary resistance that a cyclist must overcome, especially at high speeds, is wind resistance.
Training Center: Which gives more bang for the buck: an aero helmet or aero wheels? 2010
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SL: A number of the characters in Superluminal are obsessed with finding out what travel at FTL speeds is like.
INTERVIEW: Vonda N. McIntyre (Guest-Interview by Sue Lange) 2009
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It will allow railroad officials to add a track and increase train speeds as the Virginia Railway Express looks to extend service to Gainesville and Haymarket.
Manassas building overpass at Wellington Road and Route 28 Jennifer Buske 2010
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One thing to try, if you can live without 3G speeds, is turning off 3G.
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Published theoretical download speeds is just marketing hype unless there is an appropriate upload speed to match.
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Open final since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 — kept Nadal pinned behind the baseline with a deep, flat forehand and a first serve he mixed at between speeds from the 90s to the 130s.
Five-time champ Federer to face first-timer del Potro in Open final 2009
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Trying to force an MMO to run at TV speeds is a huge technical challenge I'm not sure can be overcome.
Will The Sci Fi Channel's TV Show/MMO Program Be Successful? 2008
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Jim, the unfortunate drawback of those 10GB/s speeds is that you need at least a terabyte drive to store more than a couple hours of downloads.
Why are download speeds faster than upload speeds? | Sync Blog 2007
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The ISP that gives me the fastest upload speeds is a local wireless company, Lagunanet.
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Only at very low speeds is the goal to turn the wheel in the desired direction of a turn.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - What do you get when you cross a dirt bike, snowmobile and 4-wheeler? 2006
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