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- adjective
superlative form offleet : mostfleet .
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Examples
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In fields where speed wins, the fleetest are the fittest.
The Last Harvest John Burroughs 1879
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When it comes to cultivating a powerful luxury name, triumph goes not to the first in, the lowest cost or the fleetest of foot, but to companies that consistently deliver on the brand's promise.
Geely Just Bought Volvo. Now What? Michael Dunne 2010
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Should be a major tussle between him and Carragher today, neither the fleetest of foot, but lots of wrestling and jostling guaranteed.
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But many goalies develop into strong and agile skaters who can stay with the fleetest defensemen and forwards on their teams, even while wearing all that extra armor.
The Hanging Tree Bryan Gruley 2010
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The slowest models were more than twice as slow as the fastest – at 1.7 seconds to refresh a page, compared with 0.8 seconds for the fleetest.
Now live: Our first Ratings of e-book readers, including the Kindle and Nook 2010
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When it comes to cultivating a powerful luxury name, triumph goes not to the first in, the lowest cost or the fleetest of foot, but to companies that consistently deliver on the brand's promise.
Geely Just Bought Volvo. Now What? Michael Dunne 2010
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The slowest models were more than twice as slow as the fastest – at 1.7 seconds to refresh a page, compared with 0.8 seconds for the fleetest.
Now live: Our first Ratings of e-book readers, including the Kindle and Nook 2010
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The fleetest of the Tigerbelles was Wilma Rudolph, known to her friends as Skeeter, a nickname her high school basketball coach had given her for the way she buzzed around the court.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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When it comes to cultivating a powerful luxury name, triumph goes not to the first in, the lowest cost or the fleetest of foot, but to companies that consistently deliver on the brand's promise.
Geely Just Bought Volvo. Now What? Michael Dunne 2010
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The fleetest of the Tigerbelles was Wilma Rudolph, known to her friends as Skeeter, a nickname her high school basketball coach had given her for the way she buzzed around the court.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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