acceleration
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Davidson analyst Gil Luria told MarketWatch that the acceleration is a big reason for investors’ renewed optimism.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Edmonds, of EVA England, says developments in electric vehicle design have made them better at moderating the acceleration so they don't gain speed as rapidly.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Consumer spending snapped back in August after a brief lull, adding to mounting evidence of an acceleration in the U.S. economy despite a series of strains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But the acceleration didn’t work, and the Sparks finished with the second-worst defense in the WNBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
No longer contending with the deadweight of the first stage, the acceleration was profound.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
On a Thursday morning in June for example, the car had been driven 7.33 miles in 18 minutes; there had been two rapid accelerations and two incidents of hard braking.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Despite the system's complexity, the team found that snowflake accelerations follow an exponential frequency distribution with an exponent of three halves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
In a statement, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis said the increase reflects "accelerations in consumer spending, private inventory investment, and federal government spending" among other factors.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
Under extremely strong gravitational accelerations, even light is affected.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing acceleration
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