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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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Climate Action Secretary Gillian Martin said that the government had to accelerate progress.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“This should really accelerate the production of new housing in Los Angeles and beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As more GRK2 accumulates and forms aggregates, the disease process continues to accelerate.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The EU will now accelerate the process by adopting a "testbed", a simplified testing approach that will let companies avoid having to obtain approval on a country-by-country basis.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

We finally taxied out to the runway and the pilot said, Flight attendants, prepare for departure, and then two tremendous jet engines roared to life and we began to accelerate.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green




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