escape velocity

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The fear is that sustained higher oil prices could feed back into inflation, just as many parts of the world thought they were finally achieving escape velocity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

That’s been the order since tracking of the race began, with no candidate—whether they’re spending $60 million or not—able to achieve any sort of escape velocity.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

“The combination of lower rates, artificial intelligence, more productivity and additional fiscal support from government spending on infrastructure, could help the markets achieve escape velocity in 2026.”

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

He’s also touted even wilder ideas, saying on X that 100 terawatts a year “is possible from a lunar base producing solar-powered AI satellites locally and accelerating them to escape velocity with a mass driver.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The minimum speed you need to throw the rock to enable it to escape is called, naturally enough, the escape velocity.

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