deceleration
Example Sentences
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However, due to the failed sanding systems and low wheel-rail adhesion, the speed "was such that the deceleration required to slow the train for the loop could not be sustained".
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
At present, that analyst consensus for 2027 is $920 billion, which, though higher than in 2026, still shows a deceleration in the rate of growth from 84% this year to 22% next.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The report indicates that "Engine 1's core deceleration stopped, reversed and started to progress to recovery. Engine 2 was able to relight but could not arrest core speed deceleration…".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Skeptics have pointed to a sharp deceleration in Red Hat’s growth, which fell to just 8% by the end of 2025 from 14% in the middle of last year.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
As black changed to bright, so also did weightlessness give way to deceleration.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Vocabulary lists containing deceleration
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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