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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-rayt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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Dark energy is the name given to whatever is causing the expansion of the Universe to accelerate.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Gulf partners, meanwhile, should accelerate repairs, expand storage and ship-to-ship transfer capacity, and make full use of pipelines to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Though industry veterans can leverage AI to accelerate their already-established workflows, what about the writers who are just starting out?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

COP31 host Turkey is championing a voluntary initiative to accelerate the electrification of transport, buildings and industry, with a target of raising electricity's share of global energy consumption to 35 percent by 2035.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 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

Australian airline Qantas said Tuesday it will cut 850 jobs as it shifts some corporate functions to India and accelerates the use of artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

A catalyst is a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without being permanently changed in the process, Stylianou said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 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 Silicon Valley Bank crisis of March 2023 offered a preview of what can happen when technology accelerates money: Tens of billions of dollars left one bank in a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Today, the number two train accelerates to over 40 miles an hour as it rumbles toward the Chambers Street express stop.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

The Fed held interest rates steady in October even after data showed inflation accelerated in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Hardware sales are lumpy,” Feldman said of the decline, adding that the company’s once-nascent cloud business has accelerated over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Grocery-store inflation accelerated notably after a string of quiescent readings, underscoring the lags between energy price shocks and nonenergy consumer prices."

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The report said that, while these companies were growing around 8% per year on average before the advent of ChatGPT, the pace has since accelerated to 12%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

As Biography accelerated to stay with him, Professor Paul swept up on the grandstand side.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

For decades, scientists have generally assumed that dark energy, the mysterious component thought to be responsible for the Universe's accelerating expansion, has remained constant throughout cosmic history.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

One venture capitalist told AFP that the fallout from Huang's infidelities was accelerating a correction that had already been underway.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

He said he had been able to deliver on his priorities of "accelerating the pace of change and to build stronger partnerships across the education and skills system".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Europe’s natural gas prices climbed back above €85 a megawatt-hour as concerns mounted over the region’s accelerating storage withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The accelerating free fall created tremendous g-force, which Powers felt as crushing weight on his body, making every movement a battle.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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