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horsepower

[hawrs-pau-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /






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Everything we ask it to do, it does quite well, thanks in large part to its potent turbocharged V6, producing 400 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

The man who did so much to associate the country with the red paint and horsepower explicitly avoided hiring his own countrymen after too many of them died in fiery wrecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The new model's electric motors are potent, producing about 1000 horsepower and allowing it to accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“They wanna bike, they wanna walk, people are driving 300 horsepower crossovers. We’re in conflict for the same space,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

When the Yorktown’s computer system tried to divide by zero, 80,000 horsepower instantly became worthless.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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