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flywheel

[flahy-hweel, -weel] / ˈflaɪˌʰwil, -ˌwil /
NOUN
balance wheel
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“Together, consumer adoption, enterprise deployment, developer usage and compute form a reinforcing flywheel that is translating capability into economic impact.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"The more capital we can free up within the organisation to invest, the better we can turn this flywheel of making investments to drive future growth," chief financial officer Anat Ashkenazi said.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“We expect a focus on the Target flywheel, the importance of stores, and the company’s important core assets,” wrote Spencer Hanus, an analyst at Wolfe Research.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Because the flywheel operates as a gyroscope, its behavior can be adjusted to capture energy efficiently across a wide range of wave frequencies rather than being limited to a narrow band.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Harry rigged a flywheel and generator to the waterwheel that powered his sawmill, ran electrical wire into the house, and dangled lightbulbs from the rafters.

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