decelerate
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The global economy is projected to decelerate to a 3.1% growth rate in 2026 before recovering to a 3.4% rate in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Electric vehicles can also accelerate and decelerate much more quickly than conventional combustion cars, which Di Giulio says can cause motion sickness.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Unison singing of regular song structures makes the hearts of the singers accelerate and decelerate simultaneously,” it states.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
It's very light but strong enough to produce the drag that we need to decelerate.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Where virtually all horses decelerate and often drift out as they try to negotiate corners, Seabiscuit was capable of holding a tight line while accelerating dramatically.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The plane decelerates rapidly from a ground speed of 598 knots to 390 knots in 45 seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Even if growth in data center decelerates slightly next year,” the analysts said Texas Instruments’ total revenue should be able to grow by about 20%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
It decelerates the vehicle from about 350 miles per hour to about 17 miles per hour for a nice soft landing for the crew in the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
“It could just be the de-ce. I don’t know,” Redick said, alluding to the way Doncic decelerates with the ball in his hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
As Violet drives up, the world decelerates, and tiny details come into sharp focus.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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While that was up 50% from the previous quarter, revenue growth decelerated from the 140% jump between the first and second quarter of 2026, according to Wednesday’s Financial Times story.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Pop Mart’s business growth decelerated sharply in the first half of 2026, as the Chinese toy maker worked to find its next blockbuster character and turn Labubus’ novelty appeal into an enduring franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Growth in cloud applications decelerated by 2 percentage points on a sequential basis, to 9%, “keeping the SaaSpocalypse theory alive,” according to Thill.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
China’s consumer spending growth decelerated to its weakest pace since 2022 in April, while industrial output, investment and the real-estate sector all continued to deteriorate, falling short of economists’ expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
First, we descended from Hermes, and decelerated our orbital velocity so we could start falling properly.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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To start, investors are much more optimistic about the economy’s strength, and think it can handle a 5% yield without quickly decelerating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
By measuring how strongly the expansion was decelerating, researchers hoped to determine how much matter was actually out there.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Declining oil prices are likely to send the main PCE index decelerating to around 3.5% by year-end, top Fed officials and Wall Street economists predict.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
He said AI capital spending — with the four major hyperscalers looking to spend $700 billion on AI infrastructure this year — is actually accelerating, not decelerating.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
I, on the other hand, power walked even during my leisure hours and had a hard time decelerating.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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