velocity

Example Sentences

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Block’s AI implementation has dramatically improved the speed and iteration time of its engineering work, with so-called developer velocity increasing more than 40% from September 2025 to February 2026, Ahuja said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

In that scenario, a spacecraft would strike the object and slightly alter its velocity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The fear is that sustained higher oil prices could feed back into inflation, just as many parts of the world thought they were finally achieving escape velocity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The home run by Manzardo recorded an exit velocity of 104.6 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

However, in this context, momentum, velocity, and even energy can be used almost interchangeably.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife