accelerate
Example Sentences
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Officials have suggested severe weather brought by a storm named Oriana - which has battered southern Italy in recent days - accelerated the rock's erosion, causing its collapse.
From BBC
Third, we must accelerate plutonium pit production and eliminate single points of failure in the National Nuclear Security Administration complex.
The accelerating sophistication of artificial intelligence is driving a wave of warnings that AI can create real-world harms, including autonomous cyberattacks, mass unemployment, unrelenting market disruption and the replacement of human relationships.
Level at 2-2 after three ends, the British rink moved smoothly into a 5-2 advantage at the interval, then accelerated clear with a further steal of two in the seventh end.
From BBC
For Mikami, the god's long absence is a warning that "global warming is accelerating".
From Barron's
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