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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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The company says its healthcare AI work will accelerate drug-discovery research and regulatory reviews of clinical trials, adding that doctors can use AI to offload administrative work and spend more time with patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

When the previous two corrections hit, the selling didn’t necessarily accelerate right away, but the downtrends that got them there continued.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The funding will be used to accelerate Neura's activities, ranging from the deployment of robots to the rollout of "gyms" for clients to train bots, and the development of the company's physical AI systems.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Climate Action Secretary Gillian Martin said that the government had to accelerate progress.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Because they would be under enormous tension and could start in any configuration, they might accelerate to very high speeds when they straighten out.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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