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accelerator

noun as in machine for giving charged particles high velocity

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The particle accelerator towered over this Pittsburgh suburb built to house Westinghouse workers, and was a symbol of innovation for the company and region.

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Now, they have money to hire engineers and recently won a spot at Y Combinator, the famed Silicon Valley accelerator.

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We have an accelerator program at Tennessee State, and we’re doing work on the policy side.

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Head coach John Mitchell has pointed to a little untidiness here, some slack hands there, and periods where England have been slow to start or let up the pressure on the accelerator.

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Ms West said the driver had told her the accelerator "jammed", with his brakes "not working".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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