accelerator
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“It would be like driving with one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake—not good,” she added.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
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
After finishing the accelerator program, which counts OpenAI chief Sam Altman among its graduates, Rhodes-Kropf, 21, raised $5 million for his defense tech startup, SalesPatriot.
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
She is cold, aloof, talks about other boys besides Will, exits the parking lot while pushing the accelerator a little too hard.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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