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horsepower

[hawrs-pou-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /






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The horsepower advances are leading to discussions about how much is enough.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

So when engine-maker Mercury Marine showed him an outboard motor that generates more horsepower than a Ferrari Portofino, he wanted four.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

He said the finished car would have about 1,600 horsepower in total.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Demand may also need time to catch up with that extra datacenter horsepower, while macro cycles are still an important consideration.

From MarketWatch May 28, 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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