How to Use full steam/speed ahead in a Sentence

full steam/speed ahead

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  • The directive is clear: to run full speed ahead and put more AI in more things.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 11 May 2024
  • With awards season full steam ahead, the Grammys are next in line.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
  • While some members of the public were skeptical, many urged the council to go full speed ahead with the project.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024
  • There’s no pressure to gallop off into the sunset full speed ahead.
    Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The Musical is ready to run full steam ahead — wearing a pair of stilettos, mind you — into 2024.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
  • In other words, full speed ahead. Which is exactly the problem.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Amazon‘s Latin America branch is going full steam ahead with its true crime projects.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
  • The suspension, while compliant and not too stiff, can loosen teeth if a wheel takes a pothole full steam ahead.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
  • October was all about cranking the oven and going full steam ahead on fall baking.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The white Marguerite Daisy (shown here) or more common Shasta Daisy has pure white flowers that come in full speed ahead with summer's heat.
    Erynn Hassinger, Country Living, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Heesen is moving full speed ahead with a game-changing superyacht.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Wednesday, Bell said the first team meeting would largely outline the new rules before moving full steam ahead.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Over a round of golf with some boys from Suzaku Financial, Tozawa moves full steam ahead with his plan to acquire influence.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Adobe is full speed ahead toward a future in generative AI products—and finance will be a big part of this journey.
    Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In Massachusetts, hospital revenue and costs have increased full steam ahead over the past decade.
    Bob Herman Reprints, STAT, 2 Oct. 2023
  • With both historic labor strikes over, Hollywood is moving on full steam ahead with award season.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Boeing is telling suppliers full speed ahead.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 2 May 2024
  • Despite the backlash from Simmons, the Wolper Organization’s biopic appears to be moving full steam ahead.
    Julia MacCary, Variety, 4 May 2024
  • Two years in, the Academy Film Museum is rolling full steam ahead with a new programming director and a packed slate of upcoming films for the winter season.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But with the 68-year-old veteran chief hinting at an impending retirement, the bank’s board of directors is going full steam ahead on its hunt for a successor.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 July 2024
  • Still, Haley is moving full steam ahead, planning travel to Iowa and New Hampshire, two other early primary states.
    ABC News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Even as some marques are slowing their EV development schedule, Audi appears to be moving full speed ahead.
    Karl Brauer, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
  • This is quite a contrast with the U.S. federal government, where progressives and the Biden administration are still pushing full steam ahead.
    The Editors, National Review, 13 June 2023
  • The Royals look to enter uncharted waters once again and general manager J.J. Picollo plans to be full steam ahead.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
  • Despite concerns from various stakeholders, the MTA is going full speed ahead with congestion pricing as planned.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
  • Photo: Nomad Goods Though Apple has ditched leather across its product lineups, third-party accessory makers are carrying on full steam ahead.
    Dan Seifert, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In the meantime, the research community is moving full steam ahead toward developing methods for early detection and treatment.
    Adina Wise, STAT, 9 Feb. 2024

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