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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-ray-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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Another reason is regenerative braking, the process whereby when drivers release the accelerator, the electric car starts to slow down and uses the energy to feed the battery.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

He seeks to continue expanding local jobs, implement accelerator programs to support the development of small businesses and prioritize infrastructure to attract new businesses to the district.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The process begins by directing antimuons from PSI's accelerator into a thin layer of superfluid helium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Competition among the industry's leading players is so fierce, with hundreds of billions of dollars in investment at stake, that none of them is willing to risk easing off the accelerator alone.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Harley had the accelerator all the way to the floor.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

The thinking seems to be that if leading laboratories build advanced models less aggressively, they may need fewer accelerators, memory chips, networking components and data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Demand for our custom AI accelerators and networking continues to be very strong,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

That involves adding "sulphur accelerators, antioxidants, and activators into the material" which "prevents the biodegradation of balloons" and also leaks "toxic chemicals into the environment".

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Standard balloons, made of natural rubber, undergo sulphur vulcanization, with accelerators, activators and other substances added, said the scientists at Imperial.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The present generation of particle accelerators can collide particles at energies of about one hundred GeV, and machines are planned that would raise this to a few thousand GeV.

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




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