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acceleration

[ak-sel-uh-rey-shuhn, ik-] / ækˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃən, ɪk- /


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He sees a high rate of capex acceleration that, he said, is unsustainable in 2027, even if overall spending remains high.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The 2026 F1 cars do have faster acceleration than their predecessors, owing to the increased output of the electrical components of the power-units.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Following the past two earnings reports, investors were left disappointed by the level of Azure cloud acceleration as well as statistics around Copilot adoption.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“We are squarely in the acceleration phase of the AI era,” said Kevin Shea, senior equity strategist at BNY Wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Her water has broken . . . . . . while out on the ice the Packard’s headlamps brighten with each acceleration, as more juice flows from the battery.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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