velocity

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As far as baseball, he added a slider this season, picked up some velocity and tries to throw three pitches for strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

In that scenario, a spacecraft would strike the object and slightly alter its velocity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

They use gyroscopes to measure acceleration in any direction and integrate changes in velocity using a computer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

In fact, he said, the Olympic was at that moment speeding north at maximum velocity to come to her aid, with instructions to receive and care for injured passengers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson