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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-rayt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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The strategy is expected to accelerate the shrinking share of coach class on many flights, with airlines envisioning as much as 70 percent of passengers paying for enhanced options, if not first-or business class.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

These designations are intended to accelerate the development and review of promising treatments for serious medical conditions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

State lawmakers, including Newsom, have pushed for the site to be designated a “Superfund” priority site in the hopes that it would bring in additional federal funding to accelerate cleanup efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The results may also accelerate Elon Musk’s push to put data centers in space, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Yes, despite its thimble-sized engine that sounded like a sewing machine, the Gremlin was managing to accelerate.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Morgan Stanley has kept its winter average price forecast at 90 euros a megawatt-hour but says risks remain tilted to the upside, particularly if colder weather accelerates storage withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"This accelerates all of our urgency to address climate resiliency on our coastline," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

That question matters today as AI accelerates infrastructure build-out across domestic manufacturing sectors while boosting efficiency and optimization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

A controlled human clinical trial will be needed to determine whether glucosamine directly accelerates Alzheimer's progression and, if so, which patients may be most vulnerable.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Nah, man,” Grace says as she accelerates through a yellow light.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Import growth likely accelerated to 69.2% from 51.7%, reflecting strong demand for semiconductor equipment, components and advanced materials, ING says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Latest official data showed Britain's annual inflation rate accelerated by more than expected in September, rising to 3.5 percent on surging fuel prices.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The thousands of valves being replaced showed "accelerated deterioration due to the existing chemical dosage regime" being used to flush out any bacteria, it said.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Droughts, El Niño, an eroding coast and the year-round threat of wildfires, much of it accelerated by climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the third grade, after receiving a high score on a standardized achievement test, Chris was placed in an accelerated program for gifted students.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

It said capital investment was accelerating and that major projects were progressing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Charu Chanana at Saxo Markets said the vote was accelerating a reassessment of AI that was already under way.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

“We remain cautious on Apple in the near term, as accelerating memory-cost inflation pressures gross margins,” Bernstein analyst Mark Newman said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Countries have recognised the main barrier to accelerating those efforts is money.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

And Tessie, so used to feeling the world through her husband, saw that my problem was getting worse, was accelerating.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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