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Recent Examples of tempo
And everyone else has to share the air that’s created by the rest of La Brea and the rest of Sunset, but there’s this one block that still can create its own tempo without having to drive out an hour and a half or an hour in traffic to touch that kind of air.
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Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2026
Going up against a team many expected to repeat and a defense that ranked first nationally in the major categories, the Hurricanes dictated the tempo and the tone by dominating the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.
—Paul Myerberg, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
His speed in the open floor, his willingness to push tempo and his ability to organize an offense when things get chaotic.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
In keeping with Marty Supreme’s tachycardiac tempo and its titular character’s maniacal hustle, Chalamet was adamant that the execution not feel too polished.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
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From the French-German border to the Mediterranean coast to the mountainous intersection of France, Italy, and Switzerland, these small towns and villages (all home to less than 15,000 people) offer a slower pace and warm French hospitality.—
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Sessions are guided by attentive listening, gentle techniques, and respect for each individual’s pace and choices.—
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Barring weather conditions, this should allow even the faintest shooting stars to be seen at rates between 50 to 75 meteors per hour.—
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War-risk insurance premiums were a major concern of the carriers as well, with the rates escalating through the crisis amid the attacks.—
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Only seven qualified starters last season featured a fastball with an average velocity lower than Suárez’s, but the crafty lefty secured a $130 million deal that will serve as a referendum on results over stuff in a modern game obsessed with velocity.—
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Until recently, such states were believed to depend on electrons behaving like identifiable particles with clear velocities and energies.—
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
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Though the cottontail’s feet are completely covered with fur, the four toes visible on each foot and the bounding pattern of their gait are easily recognizable.—
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The system offers both active and passive gait training modes.—
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“Tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempo. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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