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momentum

[moh-men-tuhm] / moʊˈmɛn təm /


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Sometimes, even when the prosecutor involved almost certainly knows something other than justice is in the works, there is a momentum of ego and bureaucracy that is hard to reverse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“We will continue to sharpen our customer focus, strengthen the brand’s cultural relevance, enhance the customer experience across every touchpoint, and build on the momentum already under way,” Francis said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Financial analysts said the strong results highlight Nvidia's ongoing momentum.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

GDP suggested the U.S. economy had momentum entering the third quarter, but it doesn’t reveal whether it’s sustainable.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Armstead called a time-out in an attempt to kill our momentum.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

"Their momenta are not scattered but simply exchanged between collision partners. Each atom's momentum remains conserved -- it can only be passed on, never lost."

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

But it rides on a brilliantly tuned air suspension with adaptive dampers to tie down rebellious momenta.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

Physicists once assumed that if you inverted all the particles’ positions—swapping left and right, up and down, forward and back—and reverse all their momenta, the universe should work just the same.

From Science Magazine Feb. 5, 2021

Various properties of the S-matrix were known—notably analyticity with respect to values of particle momenta, and so-called crossing symmetry associated with exchanging particles and antiparticles.

From Scientific American Jun. 6, 2019

On the other hand, what momenta of true religious thought have these ideals embraced?

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton

"Differing momentums appear at different positions on the detector. Put more simply, the different directions in which the electrons move in a layer are represented by corresponding dots on the detector," said Elmers.

From Science Daily Feb. 15, 2024

He says he rarely questions the root of his attraction to cars, the solitary driver and the twin momentums of fate and purpose.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2023

But after their six years together individual momentums are forcing a group hiatus.

From New York Times Jul. 27, 2012

Although clocking at 40 minutes, you will find just seven post-rock songs that go from slow psychedelic notes to big momentums of distortion, noise and epic choruses.

From The Guardian Aug. 17, 2011

Pulleys act then on the same principle as the lever; the deficiency of weight in the power, being compensated by its superior velocity, so as to make their momentums equal.

From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones




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