- present tense form of accelerate (3rd person singular).
accelerates
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For the Bank of Japan, the key lies in whether wage growth momentum accelerates further, and if it continues and spreads across the economy, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"This accelerates all of our urgency to address climate resiliency on our coastline," he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
A controlled human clinical trial will be needed to determine whether glucosamine directly accelerates Alzheimer's progression and, if so, which patients may be most vulnerable.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
A quarter-point rate hike from here would get the federal funds rate between 4% and 4.25%, what Kaplan says is in the neighborhood of the neutral rate that neither accelerates nor restricts the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Today, the number two train accelerates to over 40 miles an hour as it rumbles toward the Chambers Street express stop.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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