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Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
The Star Trek Universe keeps expanding at warp speed.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2024
The plants, insects, fungi, and mammals below the canopy would be forced to adapt at warp speed—or die off.
—Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
Received wisdom about what the world was made from, how the mind worked, the origins of religion and the evolution of art was changing at warp speed.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Just over a week into her presidential campaign and just under 100 days until the election, the Harris campaign is constructing an economic platform at warp speed, working to flesh out her position on key policy issues.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
The Star Trek Universe keeps expanding at warp speed.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2024
The plants, insects, fungi, and mammals below the canopy would be forced to adapt at warp speed—or die off.
—Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
Received wisdom about what the world was made from, how the mind worked, the origins of religion and the evolution of art was changing at warp speed.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Meanwhile, the world is experiencing an acceleration in decrees.Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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This would also imply an acceleration to 11% QoQ growth, leaving the door open for more aggressive price cuts to spur demand, something management hinted at in the earnings call.Beth Kindig, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The torrential rainfall produced this week was about 12% heavier and twice as likely to happen now compared to a pre-industrial climate, before humans began burning fossil fuels, according to a rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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By mobilizing financing, the fund helps low- and middle-income countries strengthen critical capacities such as disease surveillance and early detection, laboratories for rapid testing, and health emergency workforce that are essential to stop outbreaks from spreading.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Related article Webb telescope spots a star on the brink of exploding The Keck Cosmic Web Imager enabled measurements of the velocity of any material within the nebula that emits light.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Big Picture Despite the dynamics shaping the hospitality sector's comeback, a high-interest rate environment still looms with overvaluations affecting transaction velocity, capital expenditures and refinancings.Carlos Jose Rodriguez Sr, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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As Hall's fantasy owners throughout his career can attest, the speedy third-year back dominates the touches just about everywhere but inside the red zone.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Samina Hussain-Letch, executive director of Square U.K., said the launch of the firm’s corporate card product in the U.K. would give merchants speedier access to funds and help them more easily manage their daily expenses.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Make cookie dough: Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low speed until fully combined.Kermilia White, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
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When those asset bubbles start to deflate, the impact on consumer spending will be swift.Greg Petro, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The vote came after the court released an opinion in July that called Israel’s occupation unlawful and that the Jewish state is obligated to bring a swift end to the war and provide reparations for any damages caused to people in the Palestinian area.Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Oct. 2024
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Having to react simultaneously to the rapidity of change in the industry with the frustrations of a slow process.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
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Anger, moving through multiple levels of fiction and documentary with a vertiginous rapidity, turns a story about process into a new cinematic process in itself.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
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Electrons in solids tend to bump into atoms instead of moving uninterrupted, so being able to control them with such celerity was crucial for the team to carry out its Peter-Pan-and-his-shadow manipulation of the electron and the hole.Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2021
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The list goes on, but the difference between now and centuries ago is the frequency and celerity with which materials move between continents and the increasing intensity of climate change.Claire Marie Porter, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2019
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“Warp speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warp%20speed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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