1
: operated or adapted for operation at high speed
2
: relating to the production of short-exposure photographs of rapidly moving objects or events of short duration
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Head injuries are sadly not uncommon in a high-speed, contact sport like hockey.
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Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
News outlet The Texan said in November 2024 that members of the Dallas City Council went on a weeklong visit to Japan to learn from the country's existing high-speed rail network.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
More than 420 children were killed in high-speed crashes in North Carolina over the past decade, a new Observer analysis of state data shows.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump was retained by the family of Gerald Neal, the bystander killed Feb. 12 during a controversial high-speed chase by Orlando police prompted by an unreadable license plate.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
News outlet The Texan said in November 2024 that members of the Dallas City Council went on a weeklong visit to Japan to learn from the country's existing high-speed rail network.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
More than 420 children were killed in high-speed crashes in North Carolina over the past decade, a new Observer analysis of state data shows.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump was retained by the family of Gerald Neal, the bystander killed Feb. 12 during a controversial high-speed chase by Orlando police prompted by an unreadable license plate.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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“High-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-speed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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