deceleration
Example Sentences
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“There’s no deceleration in the fares,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said yesterday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
The report indicates that "Engine 1's core deceleration stopped, reversed and started to progress to recovery. Engine 2 was able to relight but could not arrest core speed deceleration…".
From BBC ● 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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