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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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Ellison was highly motivated to strike a deal because his company’s expenses will soon accelerate.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

They would cause electrically charged particles to move and accelerate randomly.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

When an attacking side accelerate play, it is common for the defending team to drop back in an urgent manner, looking to protect their goal.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

But other businesses see an opportunity to accelerate work by using AI to do some of the orchestration typically performed by middle managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Now if only I could accelerate forward and have Fig already on allergen-free food.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Soot deposited on snow and ice absorbs more sunlight and accelerates melting.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

“As AI demand accelerates, data center infrastructure will require advances in both computing and connectivity to deliver greater performance with more efficiency,” Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said in a statement.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

"This suggests APOE4 accelerates a process that resembles normal aging, and could explain why people with the gene variant are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease earlier in life," Huang says.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

But the prospect also carries environmental risks if increased traffic accelerates Arctic melting, with soot emissions that settle on the ice cap trapping heat from sunlight.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Dad pulls onto the highway and accelerates, rapidly, as if to make a point, until he has doubled Richard’s speed.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

But the takeover accelerated the center’s downward spiral in ticket sales and fundraising.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Retail analysts point to two developments that accelerated the rise of private-label products.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

In many traders’ eyes, the bond-market selloff accelerated amid concerns about persistent inflation, the high U.S. government-debt burden—and how institutions like the Fed and the Treasury Department are responding to those pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Houston Astros: Correa, whose second act with Houston has been a flop because of injuries, was working on an accelerated comeback from May ankle surgery.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

I know graves can be dug on an accelerated schedule, but it’s only been eleven hours since I even got the alert.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The team noted that the primary drivers of this trend are expected to be accelerating gross domestic product growth and the transition from investment into artificial intelligence to a gradual boost from AI productivity.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

This repeated jostling helps explain why sea ice does not simply keep accelerating and spreading in response to the wind.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence has turned software development at Microsoft upside down, and the changes reflect how technology is accelerating a wholesale reconsideration of the way the entire company functions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

This evolving and now possibly accelerating arms race in space should come as no surprise.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

She remained in her seat with her accelerating heart and sweating palms, and humbly inclined her head.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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