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Recent Examples of warp speed
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
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Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Life is moving at warp speed, Libra!
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
Its general aura just smoothed out at warp speeds, like that part in the opening credits of Star Trek where the spaceship hangs for a moment and then disappears into deep space.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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
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And while the series peers into various factors that contributed to Aaron Hernandez’s undoing, the man himself remains a cipher: driven by desires, and pressured by his ascent from poor teen to rich celebrity at warp speed.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
What Sun in Virgo Square Jupiter in Gemini Means for Your Zodiac Sign
Libra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Life is moving at warp speed, Libra!
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
Its general aura just smoothed out at warp speeds, like that part in the opening credits of Star Trek where the spaceship hangs for a moment and then disappears into deep space.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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
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If not, should the seller negotiate for acceleration?AllBusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The company's acceleration of store closures comes as big-box stores struggle, with fewer shoppers visiting malls and more Americans purchasing essentials online, a shift that occurred during the pandemic.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Property taxes have skyrocketed with the rapid uptick in home values and home insurance has significantly outpaced inflation as severe weather becomes more common and destructive, increasing rates across the board as insurers spread the risk throughout their pool of clients.Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 100,000 people were forced to flee in what remains the largest, most rapid single-day evacuation in the history of modern fire.CBS News, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Vehicles of all types incur fuel economy losses because of wind resistance, which is considerably stronger at highway velocities.Peter Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Throwing fewer four-seamers resulted in higher average four-seamer velocity, and the pitch played up even more.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kolkata, India Reuters — An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.Reuters, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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Try one of the four speedy facials for refreshed skin.Felicity Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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In one-on-one coverage, Barron has NFL-ready speed that could translate to him being a slot corner at the next level and the physicality to be an outside corner.Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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The sophomore running back from St. Louis pairs blistering speed with body strength to emerge as a hard-to-tackle runner.Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Referring to Hurricane Ian, DeSantis stressed Florida's swift response, including rebuilding bridges in three days and restoring power to millions.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Braga On music for floating. Column Closing Pandora's Box Rollie Pemberton Reckoning with the swift decline of Twitter.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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Whereafter, with jaw-dropping rapidity, Predonzani and his work sank into oblivion.Dino Buzzati, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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However, the rapidity and scale of the decline suggested a more pervasive threat.Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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