accelerator

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The particle carried about 100,000 times more energy than anything ever produced by the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator on Earth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

But when his acceptance letter arrived in 2024, the AI boom was already well underway, and an offer from Y Combinator to join its accelerator program in the winter won out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Judge Philip Katz KC told the Old Bailey Jackson had not driven an electric vehicle before and had pressed the accelerator believing it was the brake.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The car started shuddering, but Dad didn’t let up on the accelerator.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls