forward motion
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As artificial intelligence makes life frictionless, we risk removing the very frictions that keep human beings healthy: effort, challenge, learning and forward motion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
"During forward motion, touching the granite of the stone is not allowed. This will result in the stone being removed from play," they said.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Fish and other large swimmers move by pushing water backward, generating forward motion through Newton's Third Law.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
We were impressed with its seamless reaction and relentless forward motion when driving it on dirt paths in hilly terrain.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
She dips her paddle in and out faster, which does nothing for our forward motion, and I let go of my own paddle and bend forward, unable to sit up straight, I’m laughing so hard.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
