deceleration
Example Sentences
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SAP posted higher revenue in its latest quarter, but lowered its operating profit guidance for the current fiscal year citing a sequential deceleration in growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
What that looks like is double- and triple-digit earnings growth for the energy and information-technology sectors but “notable” deceleration for financials and industrials, from 20%-plus in the first quarter to a high-single-digit percentage, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, due to the failed sanding systems and low wheel-rail adhesion, the speed "was such that the deceleration required to slow the train for the loop could not be sustained".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The deceleration looks too likely to continue for the market to change its tune on Salesforce.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
After eight days at zero G, our bodies weren’t accustomed to gravity or deceleration, and our good old earth one G seemed heavy indeed.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Vocabulary lists containing deceleration
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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