accelerator
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Having the lower limit means drivers are forced to do more 'lift and coast' - when they lift off the accelerator and let the car run before braking for a corner.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“It would be like driving with one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake—not good,” she added.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“It would be like driving with one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
This upgrade will take advantage of the High-Luminosity LHC accelerator to gather more data and explore rare particles in greater detail.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
The little car bounced along with very little effort, and Milo had hardly to touch the accelerator to go as fast as he wanted.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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