accelerate
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“Safety, trust, and innovation all should be thought of together, and we should be able to accelerate all of it at the same time,” Huang said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"Now that we have tangible proof of the possibilities, we want to do everything we can to accelerate the future," Li said in a blog post.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Li said in a statement that working with AMD will give her startup “the resources and engineering depth to accelerate our research and help define the infrastructure needed for the next era of AI.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Rather than continuing to accumulate young talent around their lone lottery picks, Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, they decided they were ready to accelerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Tired of mutant hunting, Muller wondered if he could accelerate the production of mutants—perhaps by exposing flies to heat or light or higher bursts of energy.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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A quarter-point rate hike from here would get the federal funds rate between 4% and 4.25%, what Kaplan says is in the neighborhood of the neutral rate that neither accelerates nor restricts the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Inflation accelerates to 5.5% in August from 5.3% in July, with prices rising 0.3% on month, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Soot deposited on snow and ice absorbs more sunlight and accelerates melting.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Finding ways to make computing more energy efficient is therefore becoming increasingly important as demand for digital services accelerates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Dad pulls onto the highway and accelerates, rapidly, as if to make a point, until he has doubled Richard’s speed.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Her timeline accelerated by more than a decade after a 2025 layoff and an unsuccessful job hunt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
"The pandemic, the cost of living and the wars going on around the world accelerated that decision in New York, and that's where we are now with London," Friedman said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Even so, the average decline in sea ice thickness and extent that accelerated during the 2000s appears to have paused for the time being.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
In the British show, things accelerated so much faster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She shook her head and accelerated down the hall.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Spanish inflation rose for an eighth month in a row in September, accelerating beyond the eurozone average as its economy continues to outperform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I think we're in this for six to 12 months. It does feel like it's spreading and accelerating," Weiser said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The team noted that the primary drivers of this trend are expected to be accelerating gross domestic product growth and the transition from investment into artificial intelligence to a gradual boost from AI productivity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
This repeated jostling helps explain why sea ice does not simply keep accelerating and spreading in response to the wind.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was the sound of Arthur and Erik accelerating, braking, and sliding through the mud on the perimeter road.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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