acceleration
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Because the microdrones have so little mass, those extremely small forces can generate substantial acceleration and speed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Combining his pace with control is not easy, but Toure has worked hard on providing an end product to go with his acceleration.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Though Anthropic is facing chip constraints and slower enterprise adoption of its technology, Klein said the acceleration in its revenue growth is the key for investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
As the latest data didn’t show renewed broad-based acceleration in consumer prices, markets are paring expectations for a September Federal Reserve rate increase, Commerzbank Research analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
One defined the acceleration of computer processing power, which allowed not just speed, but so many capabilities, including, at its core, interactivity; the other captured the rapid expansion of the communications network and its value.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
The satellite measurements also revealed wave-like accelerations and rapidly shifting flow structures that could have been difficult to detect in noisier datasets.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
For aging relatives who are still driving, family members can receive reports of sudden stops or fast accelerations as well as a notification of a crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
On a Thursday morning in June for example, the car had been driven 7.33 miles in 18 minutes; there had been two rapid accelerations and two incidents of hard braking.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Some of Dr Wyss-Coray's earlier work suggests the biological ageing process is not steady but comes in bursts, with some rapid accelerations in people's mid-30s, early-60s and late-70s.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
Under extremely strong gravitational accelerations, even light is affected.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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