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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-rey-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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An international research team led by Hiroshima University confirmed the galactic accelerator after combining observations from three major observatories operating on Earth and in space.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

The live entertainment accelerator started in 2022 as a 10-week experiment and has since grown into a six-month intensive program with weekly guest speakers from Live Nation, which culminates in the annual block party.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

As England hit the accelerator, India became ragged - Shivam Dube had an awful time in the field.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Tesla executives disputed Butler’s account, saying the car’s driver pressed the accelerator pedal down and kept it pressed even after the crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

As soon as he was clear of the Customs booth, however, he stomped a tasseled loafer down on the accelerator and the squealing Cadillac rocketed away.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Some reach energies greater than those produced by human-built particle accelerators.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

Over the weekend, Samsung announced it would pursue a "strategic collaboration" for the "supply of industry-leading memory solutions, including HBM" -- supporting US chipmaker Broadcom's next-generation AI accelerators.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

He noted the company’s products lines — including CPUs for agentic artificial intelligence, AI accelerators, custom-chip engagements and connectivity chips.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Venture firms are scouting campuses for young entrepreneurs, with a growing list of active accelerators and fellowship programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The present generation of particle accelerators can collide particles at energies of about one hundred GeV, and machines are planned that would raise this to a few thousand GeV.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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