escape velocity

Example Sentences

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I pray that for them and the millions of kids like them, regardless of race or ethnicity, that everything goes right and they reach escape velocity.

From Seattle Times

Meanwhile, electric vehicle sales in America are rising, and the time when they could hit “escape velocity” and really make a difference is on the horizon, Larsen said.

From Seattle Times

Derivative Rights No one can explain why the Bored Apes achieved cultural and economic escape velocity.

From The Verge

Once a fan fiction scenario gains enough momentum to achieve escape velocity, it is elevated into mainstream tabloids, which are rife with reports of Depp’s courtroom flirtations and epic witness-stand one-liners.

From New York Times

A poem titled “Country Music” puts it this way: “escape velocity is exactly what/revolutions pledged: liberty to roam.”

From New York Times