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horsepower

[hawrs-pou-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /






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Three axial flux motors are capable of delivering 1,153 horsepower and are also capable of going from zero to 60 miles per hour in about two seconds.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The vehicle is a hybrid convertible powered by a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 and an electric motor, producing a combined 819 horsepower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

AI horsepower is too expensive and precious to spin its wheels on meaningless or poorly devised tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Given AI’s electricity consumption and chip costs, businesses aren’t going to let their horsepower be diverted by the machines themselves for humanity-destroying side projects, unless maybe the machines can show how humanity-destroying might be profitable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

For the first time, he understood why car engines were measured in horsepower.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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