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accelerate

[ak-sel-uh-reyt] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪt /


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When the previous two corrections hit, the selling didn’t necessarily accelerate right away, but the downtrends that got them there continued.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The funding will be used to accelerate Neura's activities, ranging from the deployment of robots to the rollout of "gyms" for clients to train bots, and the development of the company's physical AI systems.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

AI also has helped accelerate the microshift movement by taking over lower-level tasks that keep people chained to their desks during specific hours, such as sorting and responding to emails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They deliver powerful bursts of thrust that allow spacecraft to quickly accelerate, decelerate, climb, descend, or change position.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

We are already used to the idea that if you accelerate, you change the way you move through space; you can speed up or slow down.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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