acceleration
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The increase is "primarily due to an acceleration in the delivery of capacity to meet growing demand," Ashkenazi continued.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In Oregon the trend has been one of reckless acceleration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
However, the analysts remain cautious on the shares, arguing that the stock’s strong rally this year has already priced in a sharper acceleration in growth than is currently evident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The company may be able to drive some acceleration in its business, but that dynamic has been “well-telegraphed” by now — and it might not even be enough, according to Ader.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
A familiar example is provided by a car: the more powerful the engine, the greater the acceleration, but the heavier the car, the smaller the acceleration for the same engine.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
For aging relatives who are still driving, family members can receive reports of sudden stops or fast accelerations as well as a notification of a crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
It included the dates of 640 trips, their start and end times, the distance driven and an accounting of any speeding, hard braking or sharp accelerations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
In Physics of Fluids, from AIP Publishing, researchers from the University of Utah report snowflake accelerations in atmospheric turbulence.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
Some of Dr Wyss-Coray's earlier work suggests the biological ageing process is not steady but comes in bursts, with some rapid accelerations in people's mid-30s, early-60s and late-70s.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
We are comfortable with accelerations of 1 g; we have grown up with 1 g.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing acceleration
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