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horsepower

[hawrs-pou-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /






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The outboard horsepower explosion started about 20 years ago, when bigger boats typically had engines set within the hull.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

DFSX’s software-defined architecture aligns with a broader shift from raw horsepower to specialized efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

He said the finished car would have about 1,600 horsepower in total.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Demand may also need time to catch up with that extra datacenter horsepower, while macro cycles are still an important consideration.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

You wretched beast of high ceilings and few horsepower!

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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