acceleration
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Wholesale food costs also rose 0.6% month over month in May, a major acceleration from the 0.2% monthly gain in April.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
"The origins and acceleration mechanisms of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays have been among the biggest mysteries in the field for more than 60 years, since the first example was reported," Murase said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
These "meaningfully tighten regulation and are likely to drive more visible acceleration in EV adoption", Venugopal Garre and Param Shah, analysts with Bernstein, said in a note.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Separately on Monday, the employment component of the eurozone’s purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing pointed to an acceleration in factory job losses in May amid intensifying inflationary pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
I did some basic acceleration and deceleration, turned in increasingly tight circles, and even did a power-stop.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing acceleration
Automobiles
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Word Generation Science - Energy
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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