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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-rey-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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The particle carried about 100,000 times more energy than anything ever produced by the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator on Earth.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

After finishing the accelerator program, which counts OpenAI chief Sam Altman among its graduates, Rhodes-Kropf, 21, raised $5 million for his defense tech startup, SalesPatriot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Competitors SK Hynix and Samsung are reportedly sole HBM4 suppliers for Nvidia’s new accelerator, raising questions for Micron.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Then, after Christmas, a couple of jolts prompted him to take the accelerator off the shelf.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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