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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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Nvidia recently announced External link plans to accelerate development of humanoid robots in a collaboration with Chinese start-up Unitree.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s assuming gasoline prices, which have ticked down in June, don’t accelerate again on renewed conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

They deliver powerful bursts of thrust that allow spacecraft to quickly accelerate, decelerate, climb, descend, or change position.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Had he been pondering the question of how to accelerate particles for a long time, or did the concept that was to guide his life’s work occur to him on the spot?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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