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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-rayt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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The move to the French capital is designed to accelerate the event's European development, they added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

For people with this type of arthritis, repeatedly placing excessive pressure on the already damaged area can accelerate deterioration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Devon Energy plans to use the cash proceeds to accelerate share buybacks and reduce its debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The rule change “will create more air pollution, harm health and accelerate climate change,” American Lung Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the absence of this protein, blood refuses to clot—and even a small nick or wound can accelerate into a lethal bleeding crisis.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Meanwhile, as AI use accelerates, the world's most populous nation has rolled out incentives to attract big tech companies, including tax cuts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Slowing wage growth even as inflation accelerates is a sign that workers are having a hard time moving up to better-paying jobs, even if outright unemployment is low,” Adams of Fifth Third said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

The LHC accelerates protons to tremendous energies before smashing them together.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

If inflation accelerates, investors would be protected with a higher return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

But the retro-nostalgia trend has accelerated recently, as carmakers have looked for ways to sell electric cars to sceptical consumers.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Because Garrett is “feeling so good” post surgery, McVay said he expects the next phase to be “an accelerated process.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Feng pointed out that as the AI boom accelerated, his firm was able to actively hire new AI talent during performance dips for the industry, leading to “prolific model development” currently contributing to outperformance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In these experiments, heavy ions such as lead are accelerated to nearly the speed of light and smashed together.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The boys now had open water between them and the California Clipper, and in the last half mile they accelerated in a way that no shell had ever accelerated on Lake Washington.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

EBay stock advances as Morgan Stanley says the company’s live-shopping business is accelerating growth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"That means accelerating growth on our own digital platforms and reaching more people beyond the BBC, while maintaining the strength of Radio 4 and 5 Live, the country's two biggest speech radio stations."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, HDD demand is accelerating, with favorable pricing for manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

If spreads keep accelerating and that stress starts moving from junk bonds into investment-grade credit, that yellow light gets a lot closer to red.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Something else I always wanted to know,” Zizmo says, accelerating.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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