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Mercury zips around the sun at 107,000 miles-per-hour, finishing a year in 58.7 days, while Earth circles at a more stately 66,600 mile-per-hour, completing a year in 365 days.
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A storm with 70-mile-per-hour winds knocked down dozens of trees and damaged their house as well as the small rental home they owned next door.
The House a Storm Built Candace Jackson 2012
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Twenty inches of snow, 35-50-mile-per-hour winds, 30-foot waves coming off Lake Michigan onto Lake Shore Drive.
Donald Kaul: Climate Science Can Weather a Winter Storm Donald Kaul 2011
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Motor Valley is the home of the greatest names in exotic motoring: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Ducati, De Tomaso, Stanguellini and Pagani, maker of the new $1 million-plus, 230-mile-per-hour Huayra.
Valley of the Car Kings A.J. Baime 2011
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The turning point came at three-all in the fourth set with Monfils leading two sets to one, as Ferrero managed to block a 134-mile-per-hour serve from Monfils on break point.
This U.S. Open Story Brought to You By... Carl Bialik 2011
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Twenty inches of snow, 35-50-mile-per-hour winds, 30-foot waves coming off Lake Michigan onto Lake Shore Drive.
Donald Kaul: Climate Science Can Weather a Winter Storm Donald Kaul 2011
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With 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts kicking up dust on the Nats' warning track, where we would be racing, I figured I'd use any advantage I could.
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Irene, already packing 120 mile-per-hour winds about 215 miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas late Wednesday afternoon, could become a Category 4 hurricane with 135 mph winds by Thursday as it begins skirting Florida's east coast.
U.S. East Coast Braces as Irene Strengthens Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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Twenty inches of snow, 35-50-mile-per-hour winds, 30-foot waves coming off Lake Michigan onto Lake Shore Drive.
Donald Kaul: Climate Science Can Weather a Winter Storm Donald Kaul 2011
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The outdoor movie theater was canceled because the company that provides the equipment said the screen couldn't sustain more than 25 mile-per-hour winds, and they wouldn't put employees in danger.
Irene No Match for Crown Prince Mike Vilensky 2011
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