accelerate
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Human progress was poised to accelerate in dramatic fashion, he promised.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last December, the Defense Department launched the “Drone Dominance” program, a $1 billion initiative meant to accelerate domestic drone manufacturing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
To accelerate California approvals, Paramount requested a November trial date for Bonta’s suit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“It is the ideal platform to accelerate Revolut’s next phase of growth—bringing us one step closer to our ambition of becoming one of Europe’s largest and most trusted banks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
We can accelerate particles to 99.99 percent of the speed of light, but however much power we feed in, we can’t get them beyond the speed-of-light barrier.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Bank of America analyst Justin Post is even more upbeat, writing that cloud growth could reach 70% in the second quarter as Google accelerates capacity expansion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Post-traumatic osteoarthritis is driven in part by persistent inflammation that limits tissue repair and accelerates joint degeneration," Roy adds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
When it’s almost time for the plant to open, the spadix — a conic protrusion from inside the plant — emerges and accelerates in growth, climbing up to six inches per day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Now two veterans of those big labs are wagering they can outflank their former employers by making and distributing AI that accelerates AI research for everyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
“It’s an earlier version of that salve they put on your shoulder--it accelerates the growth of new cells.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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After a mild winter, glaciers had less snow cover than usual at the end of April - and an unusually early heatwave the following month accelerated the melting of snow.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Families who have lived in Big Sur for generations have come to expect their share of curveballs, particularly as climate change has accelerated rapid swings between intensely wet and dangerously dry weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
More than 1.2 million people with severe disabilities have been approved through this accelerated disability process, the SSA said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
I tried to sit up, but the spinning in my head accelerated, and his hand pushed me gently down onto the pillows.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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Having successfully signed Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle, Premier League champions Arsenal have turned their attention to defence and are accelerating their interest in Konsa, whose versatility is seen favourably at the Emirates Stadium.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Customer demand is accelerating as enterprise adoption broadens and we continue to deepen our technology platform.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The same framework could also offer insight into the accelerating expansion observed in the Universe today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Chief Financial Officer Yemi Okupe said Hims & Hers expects its domestic business to keep accelerating through the back half of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Welles had manipulated the audience’s perception of time by dragging out the carprogram’s beginning and then accelerating once the newsflashes started.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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