accelerate
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"The really critical bit is getting this weir sorted out so the water doesn't just accelerate the channel and create real problems further down the river," Finley said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The two "agreed to accelerate force posture initiatives at Australian bases, bolster cooperation in combined logistics, and build greater interoperability through joint exercises," the Pentagon said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a news release, Faraday Future said it would seize the opportunity created by the new policy and accelerate its “Built in USA” and “Assembled in USA” programs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The boards “share Uber’s view that the combination has the potential to accelerate product innovation and create significant additional opportunities for employees, customers, merchants, riders, drivers, and other stakeholders,” Delivery Hero said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Tired of mutant hunting, Muller wondered if he could accelerate the production of mutants—perhaps by exposing flies to heat or light or higher bursts of energy.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The deal accelerates Nvidia’s push to promote open-weight AI models and services that challenge both proprietary models from big U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
As Falcon Heavy accelerates through Earth's atmosphere, Roman will experience powerful sound waves, aerodynamic pressure, and significant heating.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
But the prospect also carries environmental risks if increased traffic accelerates Arctic melting, with soot emissions that settle on the ice cap trapping heat from sunlight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
So some analysts think interest rates may not rise this year - but there are still risks they do, especially if inflation accelerates by an unexpected amount.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
For Saturn as for Jupiter, the magnetic field captures and accelerates the charged particles of the solar wind.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Guimaraes' former Newcastle team-mate Sandro Tonali and Bournemouth's Alex Scott were also among the midfielders explored before a move for the South American accelerated.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A bank putting accelerated servers in a room it has run for years is not building anything — it is buying different hardware.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
US Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller on Thursday said he would be prepared to vote for an interest rate hike at the central bank's next meeting in mid-September if data showed inflation has accelerated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Construction growth has accelerated amid the AI boom, with permitted data-center space increasing by some 150% between 2020 and 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
They were caught up in accelerated courses and first-aid programs and a physical hardening regimen, which included jumping from this tree.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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China’s semiconductor exports, measured by value, surged 130% from a year earlier in August, accelerating from 117% growth in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Two of US President Donald Trump's top envoys have arrived in Moscow ahead of a weekend of talks aimed at accelerating efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Malaysia’s economy expanded 6.0% from a year earlier in the second quarter, accelerating from 5.4% in the first quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The obvious objection is that cloud revenue is accelerating, rather than shrinking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Livingston also was perplexed about his inability to coax the protons to more than seventy-five accelerating steps, a mysterious constraint on the machine’s effectiveness.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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