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traction

[trak-shuhn] / ˈtræk ʃən /


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A cute AI agent is likely to generate more traction among consumers than a utilitarian large language model, Steinwold said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Of course, the first idea is likely to gain much more traction than the second, if the public’s shocked reaction to Netflix’s “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” is an indicator.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Needham starts coverage of Pasqal at Buy, with analyst David Williams pointing to the quantum developer’s commercial traction and strong balance sheet.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Back in Aberdeen, there are some signs of traction.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

This philosophy, born in the North, never gained much traction among Southern whites or blacks.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

She often worked in the front seat of theii Chevrolet, parked away from the dis tractions of home.

From Time Magazine Archive

In addition to Patagonia products, the store will stock DaKine tractions pads and leashes, Ocean Minded sandals, Nixon watches, Smith sunglasses, and a large selection of surfboard fins.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he died in 1915 he left a fortune of over $30,000,000 largely made out of banking, sugar, rubber, public utilities, tractions.

From Time Magazine Archive

We conclude that the surface tractions on the portion of the body which is bounded by any very small closed surface, are ultimately in equilibrium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

Equations of Equilibrium in Terms of the Stresses.—A rectangular element dx, dy, dz, of the body is held in equilibrium by the body force, and the tractions on its faces arising from the stress.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various




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