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kinetic energy

[ki-net-ik en-er-jee, kahy-net-ik] / kɪˈnɛt ɪk ˈɛn ər dʒi, kaɪˈnɛt ɪk /


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“It’s a step change in simulating things like kinetic energy and gravity,” Hassabis says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It is his sprinting prowess in particular that his rivals pinpoint as a defining factor, with the higher approach speed generating greater kinetic energy and creating the foundation for greater heights.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

His novels move with kinetic energy, his plots are intricate puzzles shrouded in religious iconography, ancient cryptography and other obscure arcana.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

That itself is an energy, a kinetic energy that you can feel when you’re in those concerts.”

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

It keeps spinning faster—all that kinetic energy forced down the neck of the funnel until it’s blaring like an alarm—then it falls silent as it drops into the black abyss of the funnel.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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