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momentum

noun as in impetus, push

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As for whether a new chair could provide fresh momentum, she said: "As always, when there's change, there is a degree of a different mood."

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And there are many ways to measure risk, so we just chose the simplest, which is using momentum as a proxy.

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It was, however, another message delivered by the German manager that will carry wider significance as England gather momentum towards next summer's World Cup.

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Engie was able to restart the reactor after confirming the vessel hadn’t been weakened, but the episode lent momentum to the protesters’ campaign to shut the reactors.

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A statement from the California Department of Education characterized the results as “modest increases at a higher rate than the year prior, suggesting growing momentum.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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