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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-rayt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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By studying a much larger group of patients, they hope to uncover more of the rare genetic changes capable of producing aggressive cancer and accelerate the development of personalized treatments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The company is “taking advantage of its AAA credit rating to secure long-term capital, preserve liquidity and accelerate investments in data centers, cloud capacity and AI infrastructure,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Together, we can accelerate innovation across the grocery industry and make online grocery more seamless and affordable for the millions of households we serve," Instacart's chief executive said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

As deadlines for the ports’ clean-air goals are approaching, they are motivated to accelerate the transition to green vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Roz walked down the aisle and stood in the last row, and the train started to accelerate.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

Scientists warn the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events will increase as global warming accelerates because of fossil fuel emissions.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Fast, accurate feedback accelerates innovation by quantifying what does and doesn’t work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A quarter-point rate hike from here would get the federal funds rate between 4% and 4.25%, what Kaplan says is in the neighborhood of the neutral rate that neither accelerates nor restricts the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

At one and a half miles above sea level, the train accelerates to 35 miles per hour.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

The designation also kicks off an accelerated regulatory review process, whereby officials are tasked with determining how the expansion proceeds and under what conditions, as opposed to whether it requires approval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Regardless of which dataset or statistical method the researchers used, they found strong evidence that global warming has accelerated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

From the end of 2020 prosecutions under the law restarted and accelerated.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Vantara's intake accelerated in 2019, and during the Covid-19 pandemic, when tourism stalled and zoos struggled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The answer is that when our unconscious engages in thin-slicing, what we are doing is an automated, accelerated unconscious version of what Gottman does with his videotapes and equations.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The Taiwan-born businessman has advocated for the use of his company's chips in China, where Beijing has been accelerating development of its own semiconductors.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Exports from Asia’s fourth-largest economy rose 93.7% from a year earlier to $115.28 billion, accelerating from September’s revised 83.7% increase, according to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Countries have recognised the main barrier to accelerating those efforts is money.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Turkey is accelerating rail projects aimed at creating a freight corridor from China to Europe through its territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In Jackson Park everyone became caught up in the accelerating pace of construction.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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