deceleration
Example Sentences
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On the front brakes it just braked a lot more than what I thought and in the rear brakes there was no deceleration at all.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
That’s a deceleration from the 15% revenue growth Intuit reported in the same period last year.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
After inflation peaks in April, the Bank of Canada said it projects a deceleration to 2.5% in June, in part due to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to temporarily suspend a fuel-excise tax.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
That is a slight deceleration from February’s retail sales excluding gas, but still a remarkably healthy result—especially at a time when budgets were stretched by the spike in prices at the pump.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
I did some basic acceleration and deceleration, turned in increasingly tight circles, and even did a power-stop.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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