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momentum

[moh-men-tuhm] / moʊˈmɛn təm /


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Also, the company’s overseas business is demonstrating strong growth momentum, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The company announced layoffs in the division earlier this year and said it was moving some spending to other bets that are gaining more momentum, such as AI smartglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

An international team of researchers has directly observed how angular momentum moves through a crystal lattice for the first time, revealing an unexpected quantum effect that causes the direction of rotation to reverse.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Despite conceding an early try through Leinster winger Tommy O'Brien, Bordeaux's power and pace told as captain Maxime Lucu and Paolo Uberti scored to shift momentum.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The more general version of Newton’s law is F = p, where p is an object’s momentum.

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




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