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accretion

[uh-kree-shuhn] / əˈkri ʃən /


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"With XRISM, we have the greatest resolution observing the brightest AGN and we're getting the richest information on outflows that we have observed so far for an accretion disk," Xiang said.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

The price is within the range Citi had expected that still enables EPS accretion, while no rights issue removes some risk for public investors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Phased capacity addition ensures margin accretion via utilization and higher integration.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

In his model, some of the exploded material falls back toward the magnetar and forms a tilted accretion disk.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

If his face was a supernova before, it became an accretion disc—one of the brightest objects in the universe—as soon as he tasted his lettuce.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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