accelerate
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Beneath the sparkling chandeliers hanging in the stained-glass dome atrium of The Palace Hotel, some investors told the BBC that the comments from Coxon and others could accelerate a government crackdown.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But to the extent Kim responds to other leaders’ signals, Trump’s comment may move him to accelerate the expansion of Pyongyang’s arsenal.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
Albertsons in July said it would accelerate investments and operational changes aimed at improving its competitive position after cutting its full-year earnings guidance and forecasting a decline in identical sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
One potential application would be osteoporosis associated with menopause, when declining hormone levels can accelerate bone loss in women.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the same way, you can take a spaceship and accelerate it, getting it closer and closer to the speed of light.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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“As AI demand accelerates, data center infrastructure will require advances in both computing and connectivity to deliver greater performance with more efficiency,” Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Docusign is raising its outlook as AI accelerates momentum across the business,” said Chief Executive Allan Thygesen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"This suggests APOE4 accelerates a process that resembles normal aging, and could explain why people with the gene variant are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease earlier in life," Huang says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 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
One of them accelerates as it passes; a wheel dives into a water-filled pothole, spraying freezing muddy water over Salim’s pants and coat.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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“Things suddenly accelerated to full-scale cooperation on many, many policies,” said a French diplomat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The report comes a day after figures showed the producer price index accelerated to 5.4 in August, driven by energy prices.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The North's nuclear programme has accelerated under Kim, who has overseen a record number of missile tests.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The U.S.-Iran war in February accelerated the downturn in precious metals prices, as rising inflation and higher interest rates reduced the attractiveness of non-yielding assets like platinum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
I tried to sit up, but the spinning in my head accelerated, and his hand pushed me gently down onto the pillows.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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“Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it’s my worry that in 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet,” he wrote on Saturday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
An accelerating global government bond selloff pushed 10-year U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The findings challenge the prevailing view that the universe continues to expand at an accelerating rate, the conclusion associated with the Nobel Prize-winning discovery announced more than two decades ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is accelerating glacial melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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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