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To move at a particular speed

travel

verb

to move at a particular speed

leave behind

to increase the distance by which you are ahead of someone or something

keep pace (with)

to move at the same speed as someone or something else

keep up

to move at the same speed as someone or something

do

verb

used for saying what speed someone or something achieves

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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