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acceleration

[ak-sel-uh-rey-shuhn, ik-] / ækˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃən, ɪk- /


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In a report, the analyst points the broad strength across the business, including 9% year-over-year growth in organic services revenue, the third consecutive quarter of acceleration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These "meaningfully tighten regulation and are likely to drive more visible acceleration in EV adoption", Venugopal Garre and Param Shah, analysts with Bernstein, said in a note.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Many commercial drivers already practice fuel-efficient habits: They use cruise control and try to drive with a “feather foot” on the pedals instead of “lead foot” to prevent excessive acceleration and braking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Following the past two earnings reports, investors were left disappointed by the level of Azure cloud acceleration as well as statistics around Copilot adoption.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Newton’s calculus—his method of fluxions—did just this by tying together concepts like position, velocity, and acceleration.

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




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