acceleration
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Looking ahead: “U.S. manufacturing gained momentum in October, led by a sharp acceleration in production and sturdy new orders,” senior economist Priscilla Thiagamoorthy of BMO Capital Markets wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Their calculations indicate that the acceleration can emerge directly from the Einstein-Euler equations themselves.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Revenue from subscriptions alone rose 9.5%, an acceleration from 6.7% in the quarter through June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
That strong growth was driven by an acceleration in investment, and strong consumer spending.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Watney lay in the acceleration couch as the MAV rumbled in anticipation of liftoff.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Similar surveys pointed to accelerations in India, Japan and Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
It included the dates of 640 trips, their start and end times, the distance driven and an accounting of any speeding, hard braking or sharp accelerations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Inertial measurement unit data is processed to determine hard braking, hard accelerations and hard turns and GPS data.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
In a statement, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis said the increase reflects "accelerations in consumer spending, private inventory investment, and federal government spending" among other factors.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
Under extremely strong gravitational accelerations, even light is affected.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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