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velocity

[vuh-los-i-tee] / vəˈlɒs ɪ ti /


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The team applied a technique known as the radial velocity method, which was also used to discover the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

If the boom continues, pensions “will reach an escape velocity and get pretty close to being fully funded,” said Anthony Randazzo, executive director of the Equable Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

By the third inning, Misiorowski’s fastball velocity, which touched 104 mph, had dropped to double digits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Sorkin’s film highlights the conflict between slow-moving reporting and the light-speed pace of modern culture, a velocity enhanced by the very tech the film has in its crosshairs.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

That wasn’t exactly a confidence builder for the man preparing to ride it into orbit, but it was the more powerful Atlas that would be required to accelerate the Mercury capsule to orbital velocity.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

It is an old adage in baseball that good pitching beats good hitting—which is especially true in October, when fastball velocities climb and aces reign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

At those velocities, even an asteroid measuring only a few hundred meters across can deliver a devastating amount of energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

By identifying areas where the waves moved at lower velocities, the researchers were able to pinpoint the likely location of magma.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

These days, sessions on the range are more about monitoring swing velocities and spin rates than where the ball actually lands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025

The galaxies were so distant that even these great velocities were not directly measurable.

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


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