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  • adjective Capable of operating at multiple speeds.

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multi- +‎ speed

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  • AFP/Getty Images However, he said the recovery was "multispeed" — while it was "tepid" and dependent on policy support in most advanced economies, most emerging economies were already recovering "robustly" with demand in good shape to carry growth forward.

    IMF Head Says Yuan Remains Undervalued Nicholas Winning 2010

  • However, he said the recovery was "multispeed" — while it was "tepid" and dependent on policy support in most advanced economies, most emerging economies were already recovering "robustly" with demand in good shape to carry growth forward.

    IMF Head Says Yuan Remains Undervalued Nicholas Winning 2010

  • AFP/Getty Images However, he said the recovery was "multispeed" — while it was "tepid" and dependent on policy support in most advanced economies, most emerging economies were already recovering "robustly" with demand in good shape to carry growth forward.

    IMF Head Says Yuan Remains Undervalued Nicholas Winning 2010

  • AFP/Getty Images However, he said the recovery was "multispeed" — while it was "tepid" and dependent on policy support in most advanced economies, most emerging economies were already recovering "robustly" with demand in good shape to carry growth forward.

    IMF Head Says Yuan Remains Undervalued Nicholas Winning 2010

  • The Treasury described a "multispeed" global recovery in which emerging market nations grew faster than advanced economies.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The Treasury described a "multispeed" global recovery in which emerging market nations grew faster than advanced economies.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • "The multispeed economy is apparent in the trade data, with services exports slowing, while resources exports and capital goods imports increase due to the mining investment boom," he said.

    Australia Posts Trade Surplus of $1.8 Billion Enda Curran 2012

  • Pimco's Mr. Toloui says: "Managing this multispeed world is going to be a key theme for 2011."

    Meet the Supporting Cast Tom Lauricella 2011

  • Robert Zoellick said the global economy was going through a multispeed recovery with western economies stuck in the slow lane following the downgrading of US government debt and the ongoing crisis in the eurozone.

    Osborne and Zoellick warn of economic dangers 2011

  • Rather than declaring another set of unattainable goals, the EU should instead reform to a multispeed al la carte, to please the French model.

    More European Commission Means Less Democracy 2012

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