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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-rayt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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The strongest responses were associated with vigorous sports that repeatedly require players to accelerate, change direction, turn, and make powerful movements.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

China’s main objectives are to accelerate its technological development, reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and achieve leadership in strategically important fields, including artificial intelligence, Hannas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

As glaciers continue to melt and oceans expand, average sea levels are expected to keep climbing and potentially accelerate.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

COP31 host Turkey is championing a voluntary initiative to accelerate the electrification of transport, buildings and industry, with a target of raising electricity's share of global energy consumption to 35 percent by 2035.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

In the absence of this protein, blood refuses to clot—and even a small nick or wound can accelerate into a lethal bleeding crisis.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Morgan Stanley has kept its winter average price forecast at 90 euros a megawatt-hour but says risks remain tilted to the upside, particularly if colder weather accelerates storage withdrawals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Illness acts as a crossroads in a pontificate -- it either accelerates its momentum or diminishes its power," Vatican watcher Giacomo Galeazzi wrote in La Stampa daily on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

As AI use accelerates, construction of power-hungry data centres is booming worldwide, especially in Asia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Slowing wage growth even as inflation accelerates is a sign that workers are having a hard time moving up to better-paying jobs, even if outright unemployment is low,” Adams of Fifth Third said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Today, the number two train accelerates to over 40 miles an hour as it rumbles toward the Chambers Street express stop.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Investment-driven growth in assets across regulated energy networks in Germany and other European markets, along with an accelerated smart-meter rollout, continued to support earnings, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The pandemic accelerated demand for verifiable clinical science and hard data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The report said that, while these companies were growing around 8% per year on average before the advent of ChatGPT, the pace has since accelerated to 12%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

She said adoption accelerated over the past two years as government subsidies, improving vehicle quality and falling operating costs combined to make ownership more attractive.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Not all classes were like this, but even in accelerated courses the classroom at Permian was hardly a hotbed of intellectual give-and-take.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

For decades, scientists have generally assumed that dark energy, the mysterious component thought to be responsible for the Universe's accelerating expansion, has remained constant throughout cosmic history.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

However, Wood and his quant colleague Desh Peramunetilleke observe a “dissonance” between the accelerating returns and the declining investment.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

Between July and September, the economy expanded by 0.7%, accelerating from the three months previously, official figures show.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Charu Chanana at Saxo Markets said the vote was accelerating a reassessment of AI that was already under way.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The accelerating free fall created tremendous g-force, which Powers felt as crushing weight on his body, making every movement a battle.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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